A worth while read

Slam is full of life and teenage happenings. Especially for the inner city youth. He has to deal with his best friend dealing drugs, a dead beat father, and girl problems that toy with his head. Basketball is just about his only constant. And he's great at it. I really enjoyed this book. I thought the writing was very stylish and the story was fun to follow. I have a few students reading it as well and they all seem to love it. I'll have to read more Walter Dean Myers