“Spud is one of those books which could easily be dismissed as nothing more than an adolescent read at first glance, but once you pick it up, it's almost as if the pages turn themselves. All in all, a wonderful book.” —Metrobeat
Spud is a scholarship student at an elite boys' boarding school in South Africa writing down his disturbing yet often hilarious exploits in his diary. As the year begins, the president decriminalizes the African National Congress and releases Nelson Mandela from prison, but not even these massive cultural changes can get pre-pubescent boys to think about something other than girls or stop them from playing tricks on one another.
John “Spud” Milton takes his first hilarious steps toward manhood in this delicious, laugh-out-loud boarding school romp, full of midnight swims, raging hormones, and catastrophic holidays that will leave the entire family in hysterics and thirsty for more.
“Funny, fast-paced, and wonderfully observant...” —The Daily News
“Funniest book of the year.” —The Citizen
“Spud is South Africa's Catcher in the Rye.” —Alexander McCall Smith, author of the The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency