Spud Series by John van de Ruit

4.07 · 60 ratings
  • Spud (Spud #1)
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    Spud (Spud #1)

    John van de Ruit

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2005

    It's 1990. Apartheid is crumbling. Nelson Mandela has just been released from prison. And Spud Milton?thirteen-year-old, prepubescent choirboy extraordinaire?is about to start his first year at an elite boys-only boarding school in South Africa. Cursed with embarrassingly dysfunctional parents, a senile granny named Wombat, and a wild obsession for Julia Roberts, Spud has his hands full trying to adapt to his new home... more

  • Spud - The Madness Continues ... (Spud #2)
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    Spud - The Madness Continues ... (Spud #2)

    John van de Ruit

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 2008

    The year is 1991, and Spud Milton's long walk to manhood is still creeping along at an unnervingly slow pace. Approaching the ripe old age of fifteen and still with no signs of the much anticipated ball-drop, Spud is coming to terms with the fact that he may well be a freak of nature... more

  • Spud: Learning to Fly (Spud #3)
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    Spud: Learning to Fly (Spud #3)

    John van de Ruit

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2009

    As Spud Milton continues his diabolical stagger through adolescence, he learns one of life's most important lessons: when dealing with women and cretins, nothing is ever quite as it seems. In this third instalment, Spud, now 16 and growing up, takes on one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.

  • Spud: Exit, Pursued by a Bear (Spud #4)
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    Spud: Exit, Pursued by a Bear (Spud #4)

    John van de Ruit

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2012

    After an unexpected and diabolical farewell breakfast conversation with his father, Spud Milton returns to boarding school for his 1993 Matric year, his last as a schoolboy. Armed with a prefects’ tie and a raging libido, Spud soon discovers that being a large(ish) fish in a small pond has its fair share of challenges... more

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