Everything you need to understand or teach The Van by Roddy Doyle.
The Van is the story of two friends, Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr. and Bimbo Reeves, who operate a chipper van on the outskirts of Dublin. Bimbo uses money he got when he was laid off from his job to buy the van and he invites his buddy, Jimmy Sr. to be his partner. They work very hard to get the van cleaned up and working. With the help (or leadership) of Maggie...