Throughout the book, many conflicts arise that the main character slam has to deal with and overcome. Greg lives in the ghettos of new york with his younger brother and mother. Walter dean myers answers questions about his writing process, his books, and his childhood. Slam by walter dean myers timeline created by pakorin. Slams best friend from carver, ice, may be dealing drugs, his grandma is dying, his new coach, coach nipper, is barely playing him, and of course he has trouble with his girlfriend, mtisha.
Slam also struggles with this throughout the book because he often. Pirate 2011 fourteenyearold abdullah syed hari is a somali pirate who loves his family and friends we are america. Hes quick enough to handle the point guard slot and, as his tag implies, he can slam dunk at will. The story revolves around the efforts of seventeen yearold greg slam harris to play basketball, while maintaining his academics and his personal life. The story is about the life, challenges, and growth of greg harris. He was born in martinsburg, west virginia, but was raised in harlem, new york city. Walter dean myers does a good job of bringing up all the challenges that greg has to face.
The novel slam by walter dean myers is a story about an african american teenage athlete by the name of greg. The scene is in a tally down portion of town in a large metropolis that was unginven. A seventeenyearold basketball star must learn to work with others both on and off the court. The conflict in the story isnt as interesting as other books ive read but it is definitely different. Greg is a highschool student and a star basketball player at his highschool. August 12, 1937 july 1, 2014 was a writer of childrens books best known for young adult literature. Slam, by walter dean myers, was a very good book that i would rate 5 stars. Hes seen ballplayers come and go, and he knows he could be one of the lucky ones. Walter dean myers answers questions about his writing. My most recent books are slam, which is about basketball, and harlem, which is about harlem, where i spent most of the first seventeen years of my life. A tribute from the heart 2011 walter dean myers teams up with son christopher myers to celebrate the heart and soul of america, its ordinary and extraordinary people, and the monumental events that have shaped it. What are some good quotes in slam by walter dean myers. Seventeenyearold slam harris is counting on his basketball talents to get him out of the inner city and to succeed in life. Acclaimed author walter dean myers presents a compelling novel that looks at americas occupation of iraq through the eyes of those who live it first hand.
School library journal myers reinforces his standing as a preeminent young adult. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Slams going oneonone with his future, and its a showdown he cant afford to lose. Greg is the narrator and he is name slam on the basketball court. Walter dean myers answers questions about his writing process, his books, and his childhood grades 35, 68, 912. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Another theme in the novel, slam, by walter dean myers, is keeping your priorities straight is the key to happiness. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. For example, he has to stay strong alot of the time because of all of the influences with drugs around every day. Mtisha tells slam that ice has gotten a lot of money lately. Greg is so good in basketball he earned the nickname slam. Myers has received two newbery honor medals, five coretta scott king author book awards, and three national book award finalist citations. Slam meets up with ice and mtisha for the first time since he had moved to latimer. Point signature scholastic book by walter dean myers.
Walter dean myers brings you into the world of harlem and the struggles of life with his coretta scott king awardwinning book, slam. The narrative line is that slam the chief character is traveling to a new school that is a white school where he one time went to a predominately was black and so is he. Mar 12, 2020 walter dean myers is the 2012 20 national ambassador for young peoples literature. This book was about an african american kid from the ghetto of new york. Slam, by walter dean myers is an amazing book that talks about a kid from the streets who can do it all on the basketball court. You feel as if you were on the court with slam during games and that you can feel the pain that he goes through off the court. The story revolves around the efforts of seventeen yearold greg slam harris to play basketball, while. Greg is great at basketball but doesnt think about offcourt things much. Slam by walter dean myers timeline timetoast timelines. You feel as if you were on the court with slam during games and that you can feel the pain that. Bad boy by walter dean myers digital book trailer duration.
Slam worked hard in every game throughout the season, and all his hard work finally payed off for him, because coach finally trusted him in a really tough game. School library journal myers reinforces his standing as a preeminent young adult author. What are some good quotes in slam by walter dean myers answers. Chapters 15, chapters 610, chapters 1115, chapters. Narrator thomas penny vividly captures both the internal and external challenges slam faces while chasing his dream from the streets, to the classrooms, to the hardwood floors. What are quotes in the walter dean myers book slam.
A tough childhood led him to writing and his school teachers would encourage him in this habit as a way to. With an urban, teenage voice, walter dean myers earnestly reflects the hopes and desires shared by many budding hoop dreamers. Slam lives in harlem and attends the prestigious magnet school latimer in the south bronx. Slam s going oneonone with his future, and its a showdown he cant afford to lose. It all ties in smoothly with gregs basketball life and his dream of making it into the nba. The late walter dean myers was the 201220 national ambassador for young peoples literature. Walter dean myers answers questions about his writing process. Narrator thomas penny vividly captures both the internal and external challenges slam faces while chasing his dream from the streets, to. The narrative line is that slam the chief character is traveling to a new school that is a white school where he one.
Scholastic, 1998 coretta scott king author award grade level. The only difference between on the court and off it is that everybody is in the game off the court. An exciting, eyecatching repackage of acclaimed author walter dean myers bestselling paperbacks, to coincide with the publication of sunrise over falluja in hardcover. Author illustrator study walter dean myers writes predominately children and young adult literature. In the book, slam, by walter dean myers, greg faces a large amout of ordeals in his life because of the area that he lives in. Theme a major theme of the book slam is coming of age.
He is a superstar high school basketball player who fights the challenge of keeping his grades up as well as cooping with the issue that his best friend ice is a drug dealer. Slam is a corretta scott king author award winner and was voted the alas best book for young adults. He struggles with getting a lot of playing time at his new school because the coach thinks he is very cocky and a showoff. By walter dean myers quotes a pros summary my critique you still dont get it do you. The novel slam by walter dean myers has several themes. However, the story and the main character were different than i thought and it caught my attention from the very first chapter. The style of writing that walter dean myers uses is probably.
The book slam by walter dean myers is about a high school boy named greg who has trouble succeeding both in school and out. So when he is faced with several problems, he focuses and the maturity is seen in him as a young adultnot a. Author walter dean myers is the 2019 childrens literature legacy award winner. I saw these vials of drugs all of the time in the park, gutters, and in the bathrooms at school256. Seventeenyearold greg slam harris can do it all on the basketball court. He is the critically acclaimed new york times bestselling author an awardwinning body of work which includes, somewhere in the darkness, slam. In the book, slam, by walter dean myers, one of the main themes is if you work hard at what you love in life, you can be successful at anything you put your mind to.
An exciting, eyecatching repackage of acclaimed author walter dean myers bestselling paperbacks, to coincide with the publication of. Greg harris or slam is a high school student from inner city harlem. It takes place in innercity harlem in new york, and its all about the life of greg slam harris on and off the court. Greg harris is hispanic and is known as slam by his family and friends.