basketball

Slam!, by Walter Dean Myers, is about a guy named Gregg Harris. But everyone calls him slam, because he is amazing at basketball. Gregg gets moved to a new school called Latimer school of arts. He used to go to Carver but he got switched. He is one of the only black kids in the school. At carver there were a lot of black kids. He tries out for the Latimer basketball team, but the coach doesn't let him play. At the end of practice Gregg plays the coach 1 on 1 and Gregg schools him. Coach lets him on the team. But Gregg only plays when they are losing, and he brings them back. Gregg also finds out that his best friend back at Carver is dealing drugs and getting a lot of money for it. Gregg doesn't no whether to stop him or let it roll. Walter Dean Myers tries to tell you throughout the book that life's hard and you have to try. This book is a great read. It would be good for anyone who likes basketball. Also anyone in grades 7 and higher because of some slang words and other stuff like that.

This book is about a high school kid living in a terrible neighborhood. After he switched from Carver High to Latimer High he is faced with new challenges. The teachers and his coach are giving him problems and his grades are slipping. To raise them the princeable and his mother agree that he could use a tutor. Slam, his nickname does not agree and never gives the tutor a chance. While all this is happening he also is faced with problems with his friends. A girl he likes i graduating and going to leave and another friend of his is taking the wrong path and dealing drugs. The same friends are best friends and plan to join the NBA together. However, with his new problems Slam thinks he can't.
My favorite part in this book is when Slam takes over games and wins it for they. Although they exaggerate his skills it is still my favorite and I hope to be that talented. I also like it when he joins one on one in basketball. His thoughts are written out so you know what he's thinking.
These are all my favorite because I to love and play basketball and hope to get into the NBA. The describition and detail the author uses in this book allows you to feel like your there and you imagine that your Slam. Even I get hyped. I recommend it to teenagers who like basketball.

this is a great book that was fun to read. the only problem about this book is the book had a lot of slag and it became hard to understand and sometimes the book dragged on but the book was good enough i read it in one sitting