Spud - Exit, Pursued by a Bear

Spud - Exit, Pursued by a Bear
Author: John van de Ruit
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2012-09-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0143529714

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 prefect's tie and a raging libido, Spud soon discovers that being a large(ish) fish in a small pond has its fair share of challenges. He finds himself embroiled in fighting for his own room, directing a house play where both lead actors refuse to learn their lines, and assisting Vern Blackadder's dramatic return from the dead with nothing more than a drip cord and a pair of oven gloves. Amid mounting pressure in the classroom and on the cricket field, Spud prepares to face down the most feared and dreaded challenge of them all - finding a date for the Matric dance. In this hilarious final instalment of the Spud series John van de Ruit brings to a close his savagely funny blow by blow account of the agonies of growing up. The embarrassments, the thrills, the defeats, and the sheer absurdity of daily life are wittily recorded in Spud's unique voice as he prepares to make his own exit, pursued by a bear.

Spud - The Madness Continues ...

Spud - The Madness Continues ...
Author: John van de Ruit
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2012-09-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0143027263

Triumphantly funny! A scintillating sequel to Spud that will make you weep with laughter and read passages out loud to all your friends.'

Spud - The Madness Continues

Spud - The Madness Continues
Author: John van de Ruit
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2009-06-04
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0141940069

Spud's nearly 15 and although he is no longer the youngest or the smallest in his dorm, his second year at boarding school is beset with women trouble, misguided late-night adventures and excruciating family visits. With his dreams of a stage career in tatters after a disastrous house play production of Noah's Ark, Spud, armed with only his wits and his diary, invites us to delve further into the mind of a boy who discovers that the long path to manhood is never easy... especially when all around him the madness continues...

Tracers

Tracers
Author: J. J. Howard
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2015-01-08
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0698188993

In the vein of great box-office blockbusters, the high-stakes romance here sizzles within this page-turning thriller that will leave readers feeling like they are flying through the streets of New York. Cam has come to accept the rhythm of his life as a bike messenger: racing up and down the streets of New York City from one run to the next. With no family to rely on and a mountain of debts, at least it’s an honest way to help pay off his dangerous debtors. Cam’s whole world comes crashing down on him one day when he runs into a beautiful stranger. After falling out of the sky and wiping out Cam and his bike, she disappears before he can find out anything about her. When he starts to see her around town, he quickly realizes that she is part of an underground group of teens who have turned NYC into their own parkour playground—running, jumping, seemingly flying through the city like it’s an obstacle course. Cam becomes fascinated with the sport—and the beautiful stranger, Nikki. He falls in with the group, and they offer him the chance to make some extra money. But when the stakes become life or death, Cam is torn between following his heart and sacrificing everything to pay off his debts.

The Dear One

The Dear One
Author: Jacqueline Woodson
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2010-11-11
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1101477962

An intriguing look at teen pregnancy from a three-time Newbery Honor winning author Feni is furious when she finds out that her mother has agreed to take a fifteen-year-old pregnant girl into their home until her baby is born. What kind of girl would let herself get into so much trouble? How can Feni live under the same roof as someone like that? Her worst fears are confirmed when Rebecca arrives: she is mean, bossy, and uneducated. Feni decided she will have nothing to do with her. But it’s hard not to be curious about a girl so close to her own age who seems so different…

17 & Gone

17 & Gone
Author: Nova Ren Suma
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2014-03-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 014242532X

Original publication and copyright date: 2013.

The Inside of Out

The Inside of Out
Author: Jenn Marie Thorne
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2016-05-31
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1101627409

For fans of Casey McQuiston, Rachel Hawkins, and Rachel Dugan comes a story about bad allyship gone good. A Clueless and Emma for the modern age, this is a breezy but incisive tale of growing up, getting wise, and realizing every story needs a hero—sometimes it's just not you. When her best friend Hannah comes out the day before junior year, Daisy is all set to let her ally flag fly. Before you can spell LGBTQIA, she’s leading the charge to end their school’s antiquated ban on same-sex dates at dances—starting with homecoming. And if people assume Daisy herself is gay? Meh, so what. It’s all for Hannah, right? It’s all for the cause. What Daisy doesn’t expect is for “the cause” to blow up—thanks to Adam, the cute college journalist whose interview with Daisy for his college newspaper goes viral, catching fire in the national media. With the story spinning out of control, protesters gathering, Hannah left in the dust of Daisy’s good intentions, and Daisy’s attraction to Adam practically written in lights, Daisy finds herself caught between her bold plans, her bad decisions, and her big fat mouth. “Nuanced...This book will fly off the shelves” —VOYA, perfect score “Smart, funny, and revealing” —Vox.com “Recommend to fans of John Green and David Levithan” —SLJ “Compelling” —Booklist “A fresh, consistently engaging voice...The times are right for stories like [Daisy’s]” —BCCB “A progressive book in a new era, one of the first of its kind” —The Missourian

Charisma

Charisma
Author: Jeanne Ryan
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2015-03-03
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1101601558

A heartracing thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of NERVE, the book that launched the major motion picture! Aislyn suffers from crippling shyness—that is, until she’s offered a dose of Charisma, an underground gene therapy drug guaranteed to make her shine. The effects are instant. She’s charming, vivacious, and popular. But strangely, so are some other kids she knows. The media goes into a frenzy when the disease turns contagious, and then deadly, and the doctor who gave it to them disappears. Aislyn must find a way to stop it, before it's too late. Part medical thriller, part social justice commentary, Charisma will have readers on the edge of their seats.

Blood Sun

Blood Sun
Author: David Gilman
Publisher: Penguin Group
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2011-12-27
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0307368033

Has Max's quest for the truth led to an answer for which he'll pay the ultimate price? Deep in the London underground, a train shudders across an unseen body. Days later, on the bleakness of Dartmoor, Max Gordon learns of a fellow student's death in the capital. Danny Maguire was carrying an envelope with Max's name on it--containing the secret of Max's mother's death. The clues take Max into the endangered rainforest of Central America where, hunted down by a ruthless killer, he must also escape the jaws of deadly crocodiles and flesh-eating piranhas. The truth Max is desperately trying to uncover lies deep within the dangerous forest's heart . . . if only he can stay alive to reach it. The third and final novel in David Gilman's supercharged, sophisticated adventure series, perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz, James Patterson, and the Jason Bourne movies.

Out Of Control

Out Of Control
Author: Kevin Kelly
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2009-04-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 078674703X

Out of Control chronicles the dawn of a new era in which the machines and systems that drive our economy are so complex and autonomous as to be indistinguishable from living things.