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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Margaret Mahy. The door by which Ellis had come into the dining room opened , and Jackie appeared . " Morning , all ! " he cried , beaming around the room . " Another sunrise in paradise ! " His voice , which had begun strongly ...
... dining room . All the same , judging from the confident manner in which he walked in , Ellis realized that he must know this room well . " Ready ? " he asked Leona , smiling . " Oh , David , " she said . " It's awful . I can't ...
... dining room opened , and Jackie waltzed into the room . He started back dramatically at the sight of Ellis . " Oh , wow ! " he cried . " The Tarzan of Foley Street . " Ellis glanced over his shoulder at Ursa . " Does he shudder ? " Ursa ...