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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... tell me , " Ellis went on . " What have been up to ? " " Oh , about up to here , " said Jackie , leaning side- ways in his chair and holding his hand , fingers splayed , about an inch from the ground . “ No real job . No self- respect ...
... Tell her it doesn't matter who the fuck it is , " said the voice , suddenly sharply distinct . " Get her to the phone right now . " Ellis was startled by the violence that came punch- ing out at him through the black receiver . " He ...
... Tell them to creep over the back fence and- " " Cops don't creep , " said Jackie . " They charge - like wounded bulls . " " You're prejudiced , " said Ursa . Fox looked over at Ellis . " Jackie was busted last year , " she said . " He ...