Editorial Review
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.
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Customer Reviews
LOVE it 
2008-02-13
Slam 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 tells about the book and that he loves to play basketball. It also shows what he looks like so you can imagine it while you read the book.
I loved this book so much. It is one of the best books I have ever read. This book should be for people 12 and up because of the language, sexual content, drugs, and some mild violence. I would read it hands down any day over any other book.
By: Matt Swilley
GREAT BOOK !!!!!! 
2007-09-04
I'll make it short and sweet if you love basketball you'll love this book Myers biggest hit
point and dunk 2007-08-08
A 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.
Obstacles 2007-07-04
Greg 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 like he is constantly getting lectured about his grades or his attitude. It seems that some of his teachers are out to get him, and he can't bring himself to ask for help in math, the subject he is having the most problem understanding.
Things should be okay on the basketball court, but the coach gets it into his mind that Slam has a chip on his shoulder. He gets even angrier when he challenges Slam to a one-on-one game and Slam wins. Slam makes the team but the coach doesn't start him and only puts him in when the team gets behind and he needs Slam to take back the lead.
It seems that everything is unfair--his classes, his basketball team, and then the fact that Slam's old best friend, Ice, is acting suspicious and Slam thinks he might be dealing drugs. Everything is getting more complex, and Slam feels control of his life slipping away.
I really liked Slam's descriptions of his neighborhood. He describes it from the point of view of one who lives there, and makes the inner city seem less scary. I liked the relationship between Slam and Ice and the fact that going to different schools didn't change them much. I also liked the assistant basketball coach and the way he was so kind to Slam, sort of balancing out the main coach.
Even though things weren't going well for Slam, I felt like he spent too much time blaming others, especially his teachers. It seemed like he thought everyone was out to get him, which I don't think was entirely true.
slam-dunk 2007-06-01
Slam 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,. because it show that as u get older things change, and u start doing mature things. I read this book because some of the thing that I am going through right now even with my teammates or very close friends.
Slam 2007-03-13
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.
Slam 2007-03-13
Slam is written by Walter Dean Myers. It's a book about a young black teenager whos name is Greg "slam" Harris who has dreams of making it to the NBA (National Basketball Association) with his childhood freind Ice. But Slam has an academic ploblem after switching schools away from Ice. After slam makes the school basketball team, his team wins every game except one. He lives in a neiborhood in Harlem, that has gang and drug plroblems, he trys to resist from taking or joining.
Slam is a great book if you like sport books. Slam keeps you on the edge of your seat at the end of chapters. Slam won the Coretta Scott King award also.
I chose to read Slam because it's about a kid whos very good at a sport but not so good in school in which some kids can relate. It also teaches kids to not do stupid things or get in trouble with drugs,gangs,and academics.
Slam Dunk 2007-03-09
This book Slam about a boy named Greg Harris is good for teens.This book is about a boy named Greg Haris (Slam) and about how he has to move school's.At his new school Slam tries out for the basketball team but his grades aren't so good.So after he has to get his grades up to play.So on his first game he wins and makes out with a girl that is not his girlfriend.After his first game his life gets harder and he is having problems with his friends.Finally he has to play at the championships against his best friend.Will there friendship end if Slam wins?You have to read this amazing book to find out.
TJ's review 2007-03-08
BY:TJ
Slam is a great book for boys in there teens. Ecspeaclly for boys who love basketball. Slam is about a boy who loves basketball but his grades aren't good so he can not play on the school team.That is what happend to me this year at my school my grades were not good enough so my grandmother said i could not try out for the team.He is the best basketball player you will ever hear about even though he is not real or anything.While his mom is at home trying to keep things steady there he is trying to get on the right track.Later on in the book he learns that his best friend ice is sellin drugs.
TJ's review 2007-03-08
BY:TJ
Slam is a great book for boys in there teens. Ecspeaclly for boys who love basketball. Slam is about a boy who loves basketball but his grades aren't good so he can not play on the school team.That is what happend to me this year at my school my grades were not good enough so my grandmother said i could not try out for the team.He is the best basketball player you will ever hear about even though he is not real or anything.While his mom is at home trying to keep things steady there he is trying to get on the right track.Later on in the book he learns that his best friend ice is sellin drugs.
