Things have changed for the Crazy Eight so too has Learning to Fly (Spud 3). It’s often hard to recapture the atmosphere of the first novel in a series, and Spud: Learning to Fly is no different. Pike is back as a prefect and the Crazy Eight can no longer run amok without being punished. wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/SpudCover.Returning for his third year at the rowdy all-boys boarding school in South Africa, the Crazy Eight are now seven: a new boy by the name of Garlic has joined their dorm.

The diary also follows Spud's family life. The story begins on the morning of Spud's first day at a private boarding school, following his year and experiences with the often eccentric characters found in the school environment. The book is written in the style of a diary. A comedic sometimes sad yet straight forward novel that captures the humor of life in boarding school, through the diary of John 'Spud' Milton. Spud is a 2005 novel by South African author, actor, playwright and producer, John van de Ruit.dbr:South_African_Film_and_Television_Awards.dbr:Harry_Potter_and_the_Deathly_Hallows_–_Part_1.dbc:South_African_novels_adapted_into_films.wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/SpudCover.jpg?width=300.Patata (Spud) è un romanzo per ragazzi del 2005 scritto da John van de Ruit.The fourth and final book in the series, detailing Spud's Matric year, was released August 2012, under the title 'Spud: Exit, Pursued by a Bear.' After commercial success in South Africa (it won the 2006 Booksellers award), the United States saw a release of this book 2007. Pike being made a prefect means the Crazy Eight are vulnerable and cannot do anything without getting in trouble. This book details Spud's third year at a school based on Michaelhouse, where he is now back at school and Pike returns for Post-Matric years and is a prefect. In June 2009, the third book in the Spud series was released. It details Spud's second year of boarding school and trip to England paid by Wombat, his crazy grandmother. A sequel, titled Spud: The Madness Continues, was released in mid-2007.

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