Spud - The Madness Continues
Spud's nearly 15 and although he is no longer the youngest or the smallest in his dorm, his second year at boarding school is beset with women trouble, misguided late-night adventures and excruciating family visits. With his dreams of a stage career in tatters after a disastrous house play production of Noah's Ark, Spud, armed with only his wits and his diary, invites us to delve further into the mind of a boy who discovers that the long path to manhood is never easy... especially when all around him the madness continues...
About the Author
Author, actor, playwright and producer, one has to wonder where John van de Ruit is manufacturing time.
"Spud" The original
Spud Milton is embarking on his first year at an elite boys-only private school.
Cursed with parents well beyong the lunatic fringe and a dormitory full of strange characters (Gecko, Rambo and Mad Dog to name just a few), Spud discovers that the first steps along the path to manhood aren't the easiest ones to take.
There will be trouble ahead, from illegal night swimming to ghostbusting to teacher baiting. Armed only with his wits and his diary, Spud invites us into the mind of a boy whose eyes are being opened to girls, friendship and complete insanity.
Winner of the 2006 Booksellers Choice Award
Background of the story:
It's 1990. Apartheid is crumbling, Nelson Mandela has just been released from prison and thirteen-year-old Spud Milton is about to start his first year at an elite boys-only boarding school. Cursed with embarrassingly dysfunctional parents, a nutty granny and a dormitory full of strange characters, Spud has his hands full trying to adapt to his new home.
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