24 HoursMargaret K. McElderry Books, 2000 - 200 pagina's It is seventeen-year-old Ellis's first night at home after graduating from prep school. By chance he bumps into Jackie Cattle, whom he remembers from grade school. Jackie is a couple of years older than Ellis, a drifter, disreputable, yet with an odd charm and a disarming wit. For the next twenty-four hours, Ellis enters an extraordinary world on the fringe of society that he never knew existed. Jackie introduces him to life at the Land-of-Smiles, a dilapidated motel where nightly a strange collection of local characters gather to drink and talk. Two attractive sisters, Ursa and Leona, the elder studying to be a lawyer, live there. Leona loves and takes care of a baby whose mother stops in only once in a while. Then the baby disappears, and Ellis is thrust into a wild, sometimes almost violent search for the child. This is a stunning novel that grips the reader as it sweeps to its conclusion. Rich characterization, breathtaking action, and an ultimately heartwarming solution distinguish this latest triumph of Margaret Mahy. |
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... Christo's voice had relaxed once more . " Where did you spring from ? " " I'm en route to Dunedin , " said Ellis . ( Not quite so convincing that time , he thought . ) Christo , however , did not seem at all suspicious . “ I called your ...
... Christo was being playful , just as he had been playful when he had so nearly drowned Ellis , all those years ago . And , remembering , Ellis knew just why Christo felt so confident . He was doing what he was good at ... he was being a ...
... Christo . " They hit on me to be the transport , " said Ellis . He raised his free hand , opening it to show that there was no weapon concealed in it . " God , look at you ! " Christo said . " I didn't know you . " He sounded quite ...