About this title: Slam, a teenager living in Harlem, adapts to life in a new school as he dreams of becoming a professional basketball player. At his new school Slam begins to learn that if he truly plans to succeed in life, he must have the dedication to excel in all aspects of school--not just on the basketball court.
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Scholastic
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780590486682ISBN:0590486683
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. VERY GOOD ++ CONDITION, CLEAN AND TIGHT BOOK, VERY NICE COPY-SHIPS QUICKLY. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 266 p. Point Signature (Scholastic). Audience: Children/juvenile; Young adult. VERY GOOD ++ CONDITION, CLEAN AND TIGHT BOOK, VERY NICE COPY-SHIPS QUICKLY. CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD WINNER, ALA BEST BOOK FOR YOUNG ADULTS, NYPL BOOK FOR THE TEEN AGE. PAPERBACK-MYERS, SCHOLASTIC, 1998. "Myers uses contemporary urban black locutions to relay ... read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Scholastic
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780590486682ISBN:0590486683
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 266 p. Point Signature (Scholastic). Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Scholastic
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780590486682ISBN:0590486683
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 266 p. Point Signature (Scholastic). Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Scholastic
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780590486682ISBN:0590486683
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 266 p. Point Signature (Scholastic). Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
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Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Fair. Purchasing this book supports the King County Library System Foundation. Thriftbooks and KCLSF have partnered to help raise additional funds for the library system. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Scholastic
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780590486682ISBN:0590486683
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 266 p. Point Signature (Scholastic). Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
"I have long been a fan of Walter Dean Myers, even before I had the pleasure of meeting both him and his son, Christopher Myers, at a book talk in Washington, DC. Bringing authenticity to his narratives, Myers draws on his own past experiences growing up in Harlem in order to realistically portray the struggles of his young inner-city characters.
The main character in this particular novel is a would-be basketball star who is struggling academically in a NYC magnet school; his friends call him Slam. But there is much more to Slam than a stereotype. Myers gives the reader a multi-dimensional view of this young man's psyche and adolescent fears. In addition, the reader gets to "watch" the most exciting basketball games of Slam's season, as Myers writes exciting play by play descriptions of both the action and the physical rivalries that exist on the court. Off the court, Slam navigates the difficulties he is facing in his relationships: both with the girl that he likes (maybe even loves), and with the friend that has always been like a brother to him (who may have become a drug dealer without telling him). Through it all, the assistant basketball coach tries to provide the guidance that Slam needs to succeed. The only question is, will Slam learn how to play the bigger game?"
"Here I will give you a quick summary on this book. This novel was about a 17-year old teenage boy who loved to play basketball,but he could hardly play because of his academical performance. So he will need to hit the books harder so that he can eventually play,once there was improvement shown. During this time he ecounters numerous misfortunes;his grandmom is really sick,his friend Ice is encouraging him to drop out of school and sell drugs on the corner,him and his girlfriend are going through ups&downs,and he is just giving up on himself in school.After a moment he gets himself together and then he is eligible for the sport.But he starts to have problems on the team,he and this guy named Nick are both vigurous at each other and they are aleays fighting,in result from them having different ways of thinking. The coaches are even not liking Greg's attitude.So mostly overall this was a well written and put together book,it contained nice and anticipated action;and that is why I rated this book a 5-star*."
"Gregory Harris goes to school and lives in the Bronx and his love for basketball is unimaginable. Although he is a really good basketball play and has a good chance of making it into a college to play college ball. Although he has a good shot to making it to play college ball, Gregory faces problems with his academic work in high school. Also, he lives in the rough neighborhood of Harlem which doesn't help him much either. The only thing keeping him going is his dream of being a basketball player and getting rich off of it. Similar many modern day Americans or immigrants, Gregory "Slam" Harris dreams of being rich through their dream job. My favorite part is when Gregory gloats about how good of a basketball player he is and how rich he will be one day. This is because his attitude is similar to mine when i said i would be a basketball player when i grew up, before I face reality that i would never make it into the NBA. "I can hoop," says Slam. "Case closed.... You can take my game to the bank and wait around for interest" (Myers 132). I recommend this book to those that are familiar with the American dream and your dream job when you grow up. Your American dreams allows you to connect to Gregory's dreams and understand his case along with his hardships."
"The 17-year-old protagonist of this novel is aware he's good at basketball, but is going to go to an arts magnet school because of his art skills. The problem: he's not doing so well at his academic studies. Then there's the basketball team, who haven't won too many games. Then there=s the coach, who is alienated by his overly confident attitude. Add to the mix his best friend from the 'hood, a superb basketball player who's making money without having any visible job, and a girlfriend who is particularly sensitive. The novel moves fast, includes lots of good basketball action, and considers issues of friendship and values that are handled well. Incidents when the protagonist necks casually with a girl his friend introduces and his thoughtful consideration of when he'll be ready to have sex with his girlfriend shows Myers' casual attitude towards premarital sex and may make this novel more mature than some readers can handle. The language is acceptable, which is amazing considering the language the protagonist and his friends would be using in real life. Positive values. Conflicts of drugs, ghetto living, family conflicts and African American pride presented well."
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