Naam: Sanne Conijn Datum: Klas: 4V1 Docent: Marja Hoogervorst 1. Algemene gegevens a. Nick Hornby b. Slam c. d. 2.

Analyse van een aantal aspecten a. The book is about teenage pregnancy b. The book tells the story about Sam and Alicia, a young couple whos getting a baby. Sam is fifteen, addicted to skateboarding and a huge fan of Tony Hawk, a famous skateboarder. The book that Tony Hawk have written is his Bible. He as a poster of Tony Hawk in his bedroom and sometimes talks Sam to it, and the poster talks back. Not really, theyre quotes of his book, but for Sam, its like Tony Hawk really talks to him. At a party of Alicias parents, people who knows Sams mum, he meets Alicia. She likes him and tells about her ex-boyfriend: that she broke up with him because he wanted to sleep together and she didnt. For that reason, she wants to sleep with Sam. He doesnt want that, but a few days later they meet each other again. They become a couple and meet every night, at Sams home or at Alicias. They adore each other, and they also start to have sex. One single time, they dont use condoms, and Sam is afraid that Alicias pregnant. He talks to Tony Hawk, c. Teenage pregnancy d. The main character is Sam. Hes a fifteen-year-old boy whos addicted to skateboarding. At the beginning of the book, he likes Alicia a lot. When he finds out that Alicia is pregnant (because of the whizzed into the future-thing, she hasnt told him that yet), he runs away from home, to Hastings. He dont want to be a Dad and want to run away from his life. But when he actually has a kid, hes fine with that. He finds out that having a kid isnt that bad at all, except from the fact that hes sixteen. e. Alicia: Alicia is Sams girlfriend. She wants to be a model, but when she gets pregnant, that dream is over. She wants to keep the baby