In 1990, thirteen-year-old John “Spud” Milton, a prepubescent choirboy, keeps a diary of his first year at an elite, boys-only boarding school in South Africa, as he deals with bizarre housemates, wild crushes, embarrassingly dysfunctional parents, and much more.
- ISBN: 9781595141873
- Author: Van de Ruit, John
- Published: 2008, Razorbill
- Themes: boarding schools, Diary, School
- Descriptors: Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), South Africa
- No. of pages: 352