He’s mocked for his name and nerdy interests at Chapel Hill High School in Portland, Oregon, and doesn’t speak enough Farsi to communicate with his Iranian relatives either. Iranian on his mother’s side and white American on his father’s side, Darius never quite fits in. When Darius’ grandfather becomes terminally ill, Darius, along with his parents and younger sister, travels to Iran for the first time in his life. 12 & up)ĭarius Kellner suffers from depression, bullying by high school jocks, and a father who seems to always be disappointed in him. Those who enjoyed the first will likely love this volume others may well tire of a 14-year-old boy’s second catalogue of his boarding-school experiences. Plenty of humor balances the crude machinations of bullies and braggarts, with Spud’s fumbling attempts at romance, a drunken English teacher, his crazy grandmother (called Wombat), his moonshine-dealing father and a mother who wants to emigrate and leave it all behind. Spud writes his tale in his diary, a format that lends immediacy to his observations, proffering keen insights on universal themes of death, love, growing up and finding your way during a challenging time. He still hasn’t reached puberty, hasn’t cemented a relationship with Durban beauty queen Mermaid and is still a bit of a pawn in the boarding-school game. In the much-anticipated sequel to the surprise South African bestseller Spud (2007), John “Spud” Milton’s tale of boarding-school life picks up with 14-year-old John ready for his next school year.
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