Slam! 12+

About this book

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.

Reviews

"Walter Dean Myers left us a treasure. [Slam!] is timeless. Nearly thirty years after it was first published, it still captures the essence of young life that has no expiration date."

— Kwame Alexander, Newbery Award-winning author of The Crossover

"With his books, [my father] gave us an outline of the heart, a tracing of what it meant for him to be a young person that resonated through generations of young people since."

— Christopher Myers, son of Walter Dean Myers and Caldecott Honor-winning artist

"The [updated] book covers aim to evoke curiosity and a sense of belonging, making the reader eager to explore the stories within."

— Allan Johnson, Walter Dean Myers repackaging cover artist