Name: Slam!
ISBN: 9781546146957

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Court and Consequence

Basketball ambition meets the harder question of what comes after the game.

Come here for

A gifted player weighing his chances on and off the court

Expect

School trouble alongside big hopes for the future

Book Details

Authors: Walter Dean Myers
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: May 6, 2025
Format: Paperback
Theme: Basketball · Basketball Stories
Reading lane: Basketball

Affinity

Publisher Categories

Diverse YA Fiction
School Stories for Teens
Baseball & Softball

About This Book

An exciting, eye-catching repackage of acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers' bestselling paperbacks! With a Introduction by Newbery Award winner Kwame Alexander and bonus content by Coretta Scott King Award winner Christopher Myers! 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...

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An exciting, eye-catching repackage of acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers' bestselling paperbacks! With a Introduction by Newbery Award winner Kwame Alexander and bonus content by Coretta Scott King Award winner Christopher Myers! 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.