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Slam!
By Myers, Walter Dean
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-59048-667-5
- Publisher
- New York : Scholastic Press, c1996.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 1996
Gr 8-Up Seventeen-year-old Greg, nicknamed Slam because of his ability on the basketball court, is the narrator of this street-wise novel. He is one of a small number of blacks who attends the Latimer Arts Magnet School in the Bronx. Though a junior, this is his first year at Latimer; he has problems keeping his grades up, and his basketball coach and some teammates resent his playing style. Along with these struggles, Slam faces some typical...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
