{"product_id":"spud-by-john-van-de-ruit-9780141323565","title":"Spud","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeet thirteen-year-old John \u003cem\u003eSpud\u003c\/em\u003e Milton as he takes his first hilarious steps towards manhood in this wickedly funny, yet heart-warming debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's 1990. Apartheid is crumbling, Nelson Mandela has just been released from prison, and thirteen-year-old \u003cem\u003eSpud\u003c\/em\u003e Milton is about to start his first year at an elite boys-only boarding school. Cursed with embarrassingly dysfunctional parents, a nutty granny, and a dormitory full of strange characters, Spud has his hands full trying to adapt to his new home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith only his wits and his diary, he takes readers on a rowdy boarding school romp full of illegal midnight swims, catastrophic cricket matches, ghostbusting escapades, girls, and disastrous holidays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSouth African comedian John van de Ruit invites the reader into the mind of a young boy whose eyes are being opened to love, friendship, and complete insanity!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47238416793836,"sku":"9780141323565","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780141323565.jpg?v=1770243182","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/spud-by-john-van-de-ruit-9780141323565","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}