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I was just looking at the best seller list at Exclusive Books (local large chain bookstore) and I noticed an interesting thing. Right at the top of the Best Seller list were two books by the same author:

1. Spud by John van de Ruit
2. Spud - the Madness Continues ... by John van de Ruit
3. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
4. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
5. The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho
6. Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
7. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
8. The Innocent Man by John Grisham
9. The Lollipop Shoes by Joanne Harris
10. The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai

Now I haven't read the second one yet but Spud is a work of brilliance, clever and funny at the same time. For those that haven't heard of Spud it follows his life through the first, and now second year in a boarding school in South Africa. For those who want a simplistic analogy think Harry Potter meets Adrian Mole without any magic. But I think this book os more of an adult read than a young adult read.

Of course next month Harry Potter will be on top but I wonder how long it will be before order is restored and Spud takes his place at the top of the pile again.