{"product_id":"slambooks","title":"Slam","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE HILARIOUS COMING-OF-AGE NOVEL FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eABOUT A BOY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Touching, very funny' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e__________________ \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'There was this time when everything seemed to have come together. And so obviously it was time to go and screw it all up.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSam 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlam\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel about a boy who has to grow up in big, big hurry. It is The \u003ci\u003eCatcher in the Rye\u003c\/i\u003e for the 21st century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e______________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Very funny...very real' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hornby gets his point across with the subtlety and skill of a born novelist who always deserves to be read' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A moving read for anyone'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Hornby, Nick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Adult Fiction)","offer_id":47634666586336,"sku":null,"price":9.9,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/slam.jpg?v=1754491164","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/slambooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}