It's 1991, and John "Spud" Milton's journey to manhood is still creeping along at a snail's pace. Nearly fifteen, Spud's starting his second year at boarding school and, to his utter mortification, he's still a spud.But life at school's about to get a whole lot worse, and even more insanity awaits him this time around, from unrequited love to the most catastrophic school play in history Join Spud as he takes another tentative step forward, while all around him the madness continues...
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John Howard van de Ruit es un autor sudafricano aclamado por su ingeniosa y perspicaz narrativa. Sus obras a menudo profundizan en las complejidades del crecimiento y las observaciones sociales, presentadas con un distintivo toque cómico. La singular voz narrativa de Van de Ruit ha obtenido un reconocimiento significativo, convirtiendo sus libros en un favorito entre los lectores que buscan literatura inteligente y entretenida. Su escritura ofrece una exploración convincente de la naturaleza humana y los paisajes sociales en los que habitamos.
Armed with only his wits and his diary, the author takes us from illegal nightswimming to the cricket field, from ghostbusting to teacher baiting. He also invites us into the mind of a boy struggling to come to terms with a strange new world; a boy whose eyes are being opened to love, friendship and complete insanity.