24 HoursIt 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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its own senseless rhythm , without once trying to give it any shape or form . The
phone rang once more . It was amazing how this ordinary sound now had the
power to chill him . It rang twice , and then stopped , so Ellis knew that it had been
...
Remembering the voice that had once gone with that name , he deepened his
own slightly , careful not to overdo it , and assumed a faint Scottish accent . “ Just
passing through and thought I'd check up on a few old friends . ” ( Right on , he ...
But Jackie , being Jackie , had already saved himself . “ He's got Shelley in a
backpack , ” he shouted down to them . “ Hey ! ” he cried , grasping the gutter
once more and leaning backward so he could get a better view . " Chris ! Don't be
such ...
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Gebruikersrecensie - 2chances - LibraryThingInteresting. This quite readable YA novel follows 17-yer-old Ellis over 24 hours, during which time he leaves his middle-class life to become part of a rather touching community of misfits who gather ... Volledige review lezen
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Gebruikersrecensie - KirkusIt's 5:10 on a Friday afternoon and Ellis, 17, has just come home after graduating from prep school. He's walking through the streets reacquainting himself with his hometown and dreaming about the ... Volledige review lezen