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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... Ellis , knowing just what sort of party they were going to walk into . “ It's a warm evening . ' 99 " Take off my ... saw the familiar triple garage , set beyond a turning space . He saw a shiny red car parked at such a careless angle ...
... Ellis shot home from school last night , " inter- rupted Jackie , speaking rather more easily than Ellis himself . " He's getting himself reacquainted with this part of the world . ” Ellis saw Meg exchange a worldly glance with Jackie ...
... Ellis cut in , protesting . “ Then dump me , ” Ursa cried . She opened her door and pushed one foot out into the ... saw through the back window Jackie's shape , picked out in the red glow of the taillight , apparently giving a thumbs - up ...