THE HILARIOUS COMING-OF-AGE NOVEL FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OFABOUT A BOY

'Touching, very funny'Guardian
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'There was this time when everything seemed to have come together. And so obviously it was time to go and screw it all up.'

Sam is sixteen and a skater. Just so there are no terrible misunderstandings: skating = skateboarding. There's no ice. Life is ticking along nicely for Sam; his Mum's got rid of her rubbish boyfriend, he's thinking about college and he's met someone. Alicia.

Then a little accident happens. One with big consequences for someone just finding his way in life. Sam can't run (let alone skate) away from this one. He's a boy facing a man's problems and the question is - has he got what it takes to confront them?

Slamis a novel about a boy who has to grow up in big, big hurry. It is TheCatcher in the Ryefor the 21st century.

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'Very funny...very real'Daily Telegraph

'Hornby gets his point across with the subtlety and skill of a born novelist who always deserves to be read'Independent

'A moving read for anyone'Elle