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...
John van de Ruit Ordre des livres (chronologique)
John Howard van de Ruit est un auteur sud-africain célébré pour sa narration spirituelle et perspicace. Ses œuvres explorent souvent les complexités de l'adolescence et les observations sociétales, rendues avec une touche comique distinctive. La voix narrative unique de Van de Ruit a obtenu une reconnaissance significative, faisant de ses livres un favori parmi les lecteurs à la recherche d'une littérature intelligente et divertissante. Son écriture offre une exploration convaincante de la nature humaine et des paysages sociaux que nous habitons.
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.