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A slam book was briefly the focus of the murder investigation of Carole Lee Kensinger in 1948. [7] Slam books crossed racial barriers and were popular among African American high school communities in the 1950s. [8] and were not limited to the US. In 2005, friends created a slam book as a going-away present for 16-year-old Richa Thapa who ...
Slam is a novel written by British author Nick Hornby, published in 2007. The book's main theme is teenage pregnancy and it is written from the perspective of a teenager, Sam.
A slam book is a notebook (commonly the spiral-bound type) which is passed among children and teenagers. The keeper of the book starts by posing a question (which may be on any subject) and the book is then passed round for each contributor to fill in their own answer to the question. [citation needed]
Marc Kelly Smith (born 1949) is an American poet and founder of the poetry slam movement, for which he received the nickname Slam Papi. [1] Smith was born in 1949 and grew up on the southeast side of Chicago. He attended/graduated Charles P. Caldwell Elementary School and James H. Bowen High School. Smith spent most of his young life as a ...
STAT: Standing Tall and Talented is a series of children's books written by NBA basketball player Amar'e Stoudemire. [2] The books are partially autobiographical and tell the story of an 11-year-old Amar'e who discovers his innate talent and has to overcome many obstacles to become the success he is today. The books are all targeted for ...
This book was a cruel way to usually "ban" a certain group of kids by "slamming" them with nasty comments. +sj + 19:52, 24 March 2007 (UTC) ___ SLAM BOOK CIRCA 1964-66---- We had them (I think I still have mine) when I was in school. "Slamming" someone was not a common phrase (or at least not in Austin, TX) among junior high kids.
The broadcast included a variety of commencement addresses, celebrity performances and inspirational vignettes aimed at high school students, whose graduation ceremonies and proms were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, due to it causing the closure of most schools worldwide.
Slam (cards), a contract in card games in which the player undertakes to win all tricks; Slam, a basketball publication; SLAM! (radio station), a Dutch radio station based in Naarden; Poetry slam, a competition in which poets of all ages perform spoken word poetry; Slam! Sports, a section of Canadian Online Explorer (i.e., Canoe.com)