SuitabookSlam
Nick Hornby
- Reading
- Consider reading alongside the young person, or checking in afterwards, to hear how they interpret Sam’s choices and the different expectations placed on him and his mother.
- Themes
- A glimpse of a possible future: Sam unexpectedly experiences a glimpse of what may lie ahead, described as what will be or what could be. The glimpse makes future possibilities part of the story’s structure and brings uncertainty about what lies ahead into Sam’s story.
- Worth knowing
- Pregnancy and the prospect of teenage parenthood are central. Sam’s mother recalls that having a baby young interrupted her life, offering a point of comparison with Sam’s situation.