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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... thought Ellis a little ruefully , al- though he also wanted the city to surprise him in some way - to put out branches . . . break into leaf ... burst into gigantic laughter . Free , thought Ellis , and he might have skipped.
... thought he might have heard a gunshot . " Back door ! " said Jackie . " Quickly ! " And , without pause or thought , Ellis found himself bolting around the side of the house , running beside Leona , who might need protection at any ...
... thought I'd check up on a few old friends . " ( Right on , he thought with satisfac- tion . That's exactly how John used to sound . ) " Hell ! " Christo's voice had relaxed once more . " Where did you spring from ? " " I'm en route to ...