Spud (novel) August 2012, under the title ""Spud -Exit, Pursued by a Bear."" After commercial success in South Africa (it won the 2006 Booksellers award), the United States saw a release of this book 2007. It is now available in North America. Crazy Eight The Crazy Eight consists of the eight boys in Spud's year and house at school. Girls Other Students Teachers Family A film adaptation, directed by Donovan Marsh, was released in South Africa on 3 December 2010. The film stars South African-born Australian actor Troye Sivan as Spud and with John Cleese as The Guv. The film was a
Slang terms for money ("piece") or "kosar'" ("mower"). Slang words for greater amounts of money originate from the 1990s and the Russian Civil War eras, when the ruble was suffering hyperinflation. The most common are "limon" (lemon) for a million rubles and "arbuz" (watermelon) for a billion rubles. South African slang for various amounts of money borrows many terms from the rest of the English speaking world, such as the word "grand" when referring to R1,000. Other words are unique to South Africa, such as the term "choc" when referring to a R20 note. The slang word for money is 'kroon'. One "bar" refers