The Madness Continues (Spud Series)

by John van de Ruit

Overview

The record-breaking, bestselling sequel to Spud!

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!

To make things worse, his dorm mates, the legendary Crazy Eight, have an unusual new member (Roger the cat), and his house is home to a new batch of unruly first years. Spud is soon plagued with women trouble, coerced into expulsion-worthy adventures, and frustrated to find his dreams of fame in tatters after landing the part of the Dove of Peace in a disastrous production of Noah's Ark.

Join Spud as he takes another tentative step forward while all around him the madness continues. . . .

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781595142450
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	09/17/2009
Series:	Spud Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

JOHN VAN DE RUIT was born in Durban,South Africa, in 1975. John is an actor, writer, producer and playwright, and is now at work on Spud: The Madness Continues.

Editorial Reviews

In the much-anticipated sequel to the surprise South African bestseller Spud (2007), John "Spud" Milton's tale of boarding-school life picks up with 14-year-old John ready for his next school year. He still hasn't reached puberty, hasn't cemented a relationship with Durban beauty queen Mermaid and is still a bit of a pawn in the boarding-school game. Spud writes his tale in his diary, a format that lends immediacy to his observations, proffering keen insights on universal themes of death, love, growing up and finding your way during a challenging time. Plenty of humor balances the crude machinations of bullies and braggarts, with Spud's fumbling attempts at romance, a drunken English teacher, his crazy grandmother (called Wombat), his moonshine-dealing father and a mother who wants to emigrate and leave it all behind. Those who enjoyed the first will likely love this volume; others may well tire of a 14-year-old boy's second catalogue of his boarding-school experiences. (Fiction. 12 & up)

Kirkus Reviews