Spud

AUTHOR :    John van de Ruit

‘If this book doesn’t make you roll around on the carpet laughing hysterically, gasping for air and begging for mercy, then no book this year will.’

It’s South Africa 1990.  Two major events are about to happen: the realease of Nelson Mandela and, more importantly, it’s Sput Milton’s first year at an elite boys only private school.   Cursed with parents from well beyond the lunatic fringe, a senile granny, and a dormitory full of strange characters.  Spud has his hands full trying to adapt to his new home

Surrounded by names such as Gecko, Rambo, Rain Man and Mad Dog, Spud takes us from illegal night swimming to the red-hot furnace of the cricket pitch, from ghostbusting to a catastrophic family vacation.  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.

This is the first book in the record-breaking Spud series, the next two titles are Spud – The Madness Continues and Spud – Learning to Fly.