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The first novel for teenagers written by the British genius Nick Hornby is pungent, humorous, sweet and heartwarming, as well as educational. From the perspective of teenagers, this book explores how to make the right choices after making mistakes while growing up. My name is Sam and I am sixteen years old. I love to skateboard, I mean skateboard. I was doing pretty well a while ago, and good things happened one after another. Like: My mom finally got over her scumbag boyfriend. Like: My art and design teacher asked me if I had ever thought about majoring in art in college. Or like: After weeks of embarrassing myself in public, I finally learned two new board-playing techniques. Beyond that, I met Alicia. But it wasn't long before Alicia and I ran into big trouble: She was pregnant. This is all just stupid, stupid, stupid. I tried to escape, but found it impossible. Countless real-life problems are before me, far more trivial and complicated than I imagined... I choose to bravely take on responsibilities that are inconsistent with my age. At the same time, I want to say: If Tony Blair knew that he would be a prime minister at my age, then I bet that he would use condoms very carefully.
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