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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... Monty . . . our guardian , Monty— ” " He's met Monty , " Ursa put in , and they all looked toward Monty , who vaguely waved his book at them , though he did not look up . " Monty bought it a few years ago and he takes in paying guests ...
... Monty standing in the doorway and looking toward David with that expression of gentle malice that seemed most natural to him . " Well , it's true that people in my line of business re- flect cosmic kismet , " David replied so smoothly ...
... Monty can answer the phone , but we need you to hand him the pen in case he has to write down any messages . 99 " I thank you for your confidence , " said Monty , rolling his eyes heavenward . But David , Ellis thought indignantly , was ...