by

Nick Hornby

Recommended by

Adriana Rodriguez, Elizabeth Zendejas, Ambernice Zavala, and Liliana Lopez

• Sam and Alicia• 16• Sam skateboards• Sam is… Active, Artistic, and Observant• Alicia is… Conceited, Virtuous, and flirty.• “My best subject at school was art and design”

(Hornby 2).

• Annie (Sam’s Mom)• 32• She works• Neurotic, Caring, and Hasty• “Mum got in touch with a counselor that she thought I

desperately needed.” (Hornby 151).

• Present time in London, England

• Sam got his girlfriend pregnant at age 16

• One of the major themes is confusion.

• “and also , I thought about why TH had done this, if it was him” (Hornby 98 ).

• “I’d never seen her in my life before” (Hornby 102 ).

• An important scene in this book is when Alicia is about to tell Sam that she is pregnant.

• This scene is important because it is about something that is going to change their life’s.

• “…and I left her there, it was one of my greatest moments. All the words came out right, and I meant everything I said, and I was glad I said it” (Hornby 26 ).

• This scene is important because it shows how Sam is not that desperate and he will not let anyone treat him like trash.

• I can connect this story to myself. One connection is how I can connect this story to myself. One connection is how his parents only come together through him. his parents only come together through him.

• In the story it says that Sam’s parents only get together In the story it says that Sam’s parents only get together because of their son, other then that they have nothing because of their son, other then that they have nothing to talk about. This reminds me of how my parents only to talk about. This reminds me of how my parents only get together because of me. Both Sam’s parents and my get together because of me. Both Sam’s parents and my parents are separated and they only get together for the parents are separated and they only get together for the child they had together. I think if Sam and I didn’t exist, child they had together. I think if Sam and I didn’t exist, our parents would have absolutely no reason to talk to our parents would have absolutely no reason to talk to each other.each other.

• Because this book relates to things that are happening in life at this time.

• This book is really funny

• This book is very attention grabbing