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Spud
John Van de Ruit
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Description for Spud
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 5AN; YFS. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 280.
Spud is the hilarious debut novel by John van de Ruit 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. With only his wits and his diary, he takes readers on a rowdy boarding school romp full of illegal midnight swims, catastrophic cricket matches, ghostbusting escapades, girls and disastrous ... Read more
Spud is the hilarious debut novel by John van de Ruit 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. With only his wits and his diary, he takes readers on a rowdy boarding school romp full of illegal midnight swims, catastrophic cricket matches, ghostbusting escapades, girls and disastrous ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141323565
SKU
V9780141323565
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About John Van de Ruit
John van de Ruit was born in Durban, South Africa. He went to the University of Natal where he completed a Masters degree in Drama and Performance. Since 1998 he has been a professional actor, playwright and producer, winning numerous awards. Spud is his first novel.
Reviews for Spud
Achingly funny
Sunday Times Lifestyle
Once you pick it up it's almost as if the pages turn themselves
Metrobeat
Funny, fast-paced and wonderfully observant
Book Shelf
The Daily News
Achingly funny
Sunday Times Lifestyle
Once you pick it up it's almost as if the pages turn themselves
Metrobeat
Funny, ... Read more
Sunday Times Lifestyle
Once you pick it up it's almost as if the pages turn themselves
Metrobeat
Funny, fast-paced and wonderfully observant
Book Shelf
The Daily News
Achingly funny
Sunday Times Lifestyle
Once you pick it up it's almost as if the pages turn themselves
Metrobeat
Funny, ... Read more