Spud
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4.5 • 43 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
Spud is a rowdy boarding school romp full of illegal midnight swims, raging hormones, and catastrophic holidays that will leave the whole family in total hysterics and thirsty for more.
“A deeply funny chronicle of male adolescence.”—Entertainment Weekly
“An instant laugh . . . Meet Spud, and expect the unexpected.”—Redbook
Seems like wherever I go, madness isn’t far behind . . .
It’s 1990. Apartheid is crumbling. Nelson Mandela has just been released from prison. And Spud Milton—a thirteen-year-old prepubescent choirboy—is about to start his first year at an elite boys-only boarding school. Cursed with embarrassingly dysfunctional parents, a senile granny named Wombat, and a dorm packed with rule-breaking ruffians (Gecko, Rambo, Fatty, and Mad Dog), Spud has his hands full trying to adapt to his new home.
Armed with only his wits and his diary, Spud takes his first hilarious steps toward manhood—learning a little about life, first loves, and friendship along the way.
Customer Reviews
Spud is great
Spud is one of the best books you'll read. It accurately describes how a teenager reacts to stiff
Lame
The first spud book is awsome ( I'm not going to use any fancy words ) for me the first 35 pages was the mist interesting thing ever ..... But the rest of the book is disappointing. The book isn't properly structured in the way it should be. There is inaccuracy the story. In a interview he said that he made people up to fit the setting and to change the way you see spud. This is also disappointing because his life story is different. His dad drove a BMW. And they weren't heavy drunks. If you subtract the made up characters in the book... It seems kind of lame. But if you are willing enough . Buy tge book . Personally for me it was a dissapointment. Especialy the ending . Tear that page out if the book , it will do better than " I moved down the hill to meet my father " right after he described the mist beutiful setting !
Spud isn't for me ( review based on own opinion )