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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackEAN: 9780545055741 ISBN: 0545055741 Label: Scholastic Paperbacks Manufacturer: Scholastic Paperbacks Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 288 Publication Date: May 01, 2008 Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks Reading Level: Young Adult Studio: Scholastic Paperbacks Related Items: Alternate Versions: Click to Display Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Seventeen-year-old Greg "Slam" Harris can do it all on the basketball court. He's seen ballplayers come and go, and he knows he could be one of the lucky ones. Maybe he'll make it to the top. Or maybe he'll stumble along the way. Slam's grades aren't that hot. And when his teachers jam his troubles in his face, he blows up. Slam never doubted himself on the court until he found himself going one-on-one with his own future, and he didn't have the ball. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - LOVE itSlam takes place in Harlem, New York. It is about a guy named Slam Harris. Slam loves to play basketball and loves the girls, but academics are not his thing, so, he tries his hardest to keep his grades up to stay on the team. The climax is when his coach asks Slam to take a season off of basketball. My favorite part of the book, however is when his dad coaches the team, and when he masters his double crossover. Even the cover of the book is interesting. It ... Read More Rating:  - GREAT BOOK !!!!!!I'll make it short and sweet if you love basketball you'll love this book Myers biggest hit Rating: - point and dunkA very realistic coming of age year in a young basketballer's life. One of the most compelling plot tangents was the teenage angst and confusion that the central character experiences at home, at school, over his career path and with his friends and social life. Myers has again written a wonderful read for the young, and for those who wonder what is inside a teen's head today. Rating: - ObstaclesGreg is a great basketball player. He is tall and confident on the court and he has a wicked slam dunk. His nickname on his high school team was Slam, and he was a popular guy at school. Then he was asked to attend a magnet school for the arts. His new school is largely white; he is one of the few black students. The classes are much more difficult than the classes at his old school, and the basketball team isn't all that good. Slam is willing to give the school a chance, but it seems ... Read More Rating: - slam-dunkSlam is a book written by Walter Dean Myers. It a book about this boy named Slam which is a ball and street name what they call him. Slam is a young black boy who in high school playing ball. They say Slam is one of their best players on his high school team. Slam has a best friend named Ice who is the total opposite of Slam! But no matter what they are still going to be the best friends even with the hard times they went through. Why do I think it is important to me,. ... Read More 
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