John van de Ruit

Spud - The Madness Continues introduces us to Spud, who is nearly 15 and navigating his second year at boarding school. Though no longer the youngest or smallest in his dorm, Spud's year is fraught with challenges, including women troubles, misguided late-night adventures, and excruciating family visits. Despite his dreams of a stage career lying in tatters after a disastrous...

It is 2003 - ten years since Spud Milton's class of '93 matriculated and the boys went their separate ways. Despite their seemingly unbreakable bond, the Crazy Eight have not kept in touch. Or at least, not as far as Spud knows. When he receives an invitation from the school to attend the ten-year reunion weekend, Spud is determined to...

The final instalment of the hilariously funny life of young Spud Milton! Dare I say it... for the first time in my life I feel like I'm on a bit of a roll. Spud Milton is in his final year at boarding school. Now a prefect and on the cusp of adulthood, he thinks this may be his best year...

The third instalment in the hilariously funny life of young Spud Milton. Warning - may cause frequent bouts of hysterical laughter...! Spud Milton (practically a man in most areas) is hoping for a smooth ride as he returns to boarding school as a senior. But instead, he finds his vindictive arch-enemy is back to taunt him and a garrulous new...

Meet thirteen-year-old John Spud Milton as he takes his first hilarious steps towards manhood in this wickedly funny, yet heart-warming debut novel. It's 1990. Apartheid is crumbling, Nelson Mandela has just been released from prison, and thirteen-year-old Spud Milton is about to start his first year at an elite boys-only boarding school. Cursed with embarrassingly dysfunctional parents, a nutty granny,...