Slam!
by Walter Dean Myers
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Description
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.
Book Club Questions for Slam! (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Slam! (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Slam!:
- Did Walter Dean Myers emphasize any specific themes throughout Slam!? What do you think Walter Dean Myers is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of Slam! and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout Slam!? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does Slam! reveal Walter Dean Myers's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think Walter Dean Myers is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of Slam! affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did Walter Dean Myers's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for Slam! (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Slam! (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Slam!:
- Did Walter Dean Myers make persuasive arguments in Slam!? Did Slam! change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from Slam!?
- How does Walter Dean Myers present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is Walter Dean Myers biased within Slam!? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does Slam! make you want to read next? Why?
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