Despite the passage of time, Spud Milton's long journey to maturity continues at a glacial pace. So, at the ripe old age of fifteen, Spud is coming to terms with the possibility of being a genetic anomaly. New Year's Eve brings only severe discomfort and more mortifying Milton craziness, with a mother determined to emigrate and a father making a profit selling homemade booze. But Spud is returning to a residential school where he is neither the youngest or smallest. His Crazy Eight roommates have a new member, and his house has a new batch of first-years (the Normal Seven). He's wrong about Spud's second year.
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Despite the passage of time, Spud Milton's long journey to maturity continues at a glacial pace. So, at the ripe old age of fifteen, Spud is coming to terms with the possibility of being a genetic anomaly. New Year's Eve brings only severe discomfort and more mortifying Milton craziness, with a mother determined to emigrate and a father making a profit selling homemade booze. But Spud is returning to a residential school where he is neither the youngest or smallest. His Crazy Eight roommates have a new member, and his house has a new batch of first-years (the Normal Seven). He's wrong about Spud's second year.
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