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    School for Scumbags
    Audiobook9 hours

    School for Scumbags

    Written by Danny King

    Narrated by Dave John

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Habitual teenage delinquent Wayne Banstead is expelled from yet another school for sticking up the tuck shop. He finds himself hauled off to Gafin School for Misdirected Boys: a 'special school' for 'special children'. It plays host to the worst of the worst, the cream of teenage offending - thieves, bullies, arsonists and flashers. The teachers should have their work cut out, but things aren't quite what they seem at Gafin School. Far from rehabilitating the boys, the teachers seem intent on instructing them in how to get away with things..
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd Audio
    Release dateJul 1, 2008
    ISBN9781407428277
    Author

    Danny King

    Danny King is an award-winning British author who has written for the page, the stage and the big and small screens. He lives and works in the city of Chichester and can be found on Facebook at 'DannyKingbooks'.

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    Reviews for School for Scumbags

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    • 3/5
      Hillarious! This cocky concoction of hormones & crime read a bit like a Fear & Loathing crossed with Tom Brown's School Days. Slightly surreal (in the way Enid Blyton mystery novels are, possible, but not very probable) - but very engaging & representatives of many staple stereotypical characters are presented in larger-than-life porportions. I couldn't stop grinning after reading the bit about the football match, but I felt slightly cheated about the resolution of the ending - it felt a bit like a deus ex machina.
    • 5/5
      This book was a pleasant surprise. Having never read any of Danny King’s other works, I picked this solely on its quirky description – a reform school which teaches juvenile delinquent how to be BETTER criminals. Although I was initially concerned that tidbit would be a spoiler, it is included in the description on the copy I had, and pretty much right at the beginning it becomes clear what kind of school it is. One of my favorite parts – which I still chuckle over – is on the first day of the school, one of the students is told to empty his pockets in front of the class. He spills out drugs, cigarettes, a switchblade and pornographic playing cards. The teacher’s response is that he’s “clean”. The narrator’s response is something along the lines of “Clean?!?!? What the *#&%** are they looking for? Alien Embryos?” The dialog – although more off-color than my usual taste – is witty, intelligent and always original. King does an exceptional job developing the characters, and you quickly become invested in their welfare. I listened to this title as an audiobook, and the British narration provided a unique component to the writing. It is based in London, and the students come from all walks and districts, and their accents as relayed by the audiobook proved a great bonus. Where dialect can sometimes be troublesome (or annoying) in print, the audiobook waded through all of it and created believable and surprisingly sympathetic characters. Highly Recommended.