There’s Thomas, the homeless man with a heartbreaking background story; the Catwoman, who demonstrated to Hector the value of community connection and collaboration; and Mei-Li, Hector’s classmate who shows him what it means to treat others with a grace and respect that breaks barriers and brings about the treasure of moving beyond surface appearances.

Rauf, the award-winning and best-selling author of The Boy at the Back of the Class , comes another incredible story, told with humour and heart. He comes from a comfortable background, where his parents do positive work highlighting social issues, but aren’t around an awful lot. Back matter consists of information about bullying and where to find information and resources about dealing with issues of bullying, and well as information about homelessness and where to find information. Vylomeniny, lotroviny, zavádzanie, krádeže a klamstvá, nenáležité osočovanie či snaha ublížiť a s ňou spojené nepravdepodobné nočné dobrodružstvo.I didn’t think that a brainiac like him would have the guts to draw something so funny about a teacher. But then an act of revenge against Thomas, a local homeless man who dared to defend himself, goes very wrong and Hector realises he could get in serious trouble this time. After a mishap with a homeless man's possessions, which wasn't entirely what Hector had planned, he finds himself unwillingly involved with the homeless community. This isn't exactly a 'story of redemption' but it does take in several angles and does so successfully, threading Hector's growing understanding of homelessness with a confusing friendship with someone he's bullied, and even a mystery/crime plot as they attempt to prove who is committing the thefts.

As a number of threads weave together, Hector finds himself wrapped up in a crime-busting mystery as well as unwittingly embarking upon a journey of personal change that enables him to better see the world through the eyes of others. Even though his friends think the cruel stunt is great, Hector can't celebrate - his plan went wrong, and that had never happened before. Rauf's books that i have read, with the first being 'The boy at the back of the class', and have found myself once again amazed by how good her writing really is.Hrdina z nočného autobusu atypickým spôsobom prepája to ťaživé s vtipným či špinavé s čistým a svojsky nenásilným spôsobom tak ponúka náhľad do temnejších zákutí každodenného sveta i nie vždy fungujúce pozadie na prvý pohľad spokojných a šťastných rodín.

Would open up lots of conversation around how we treat others, stereotypes and just general kindness if shared with a class. Mei-­Li was frowning at Robert, and Robert was sitting up straight and looking at the ceiling as if he had never seen it before. But he doesn’t know the half of what I get up to, because I can see his stupid traps from miles away. Seeing a homeless man asleep on a bench next to his trolley full of what appears to be trash, Hector decides to steal the hat the old man always wears. And all the while, events inform reader and Hector of what it is like to live rough, to live where you aren't wanted, to feel the consequences of another person's cruel prank.I appreciate the themes of this story: problematic kids being misunderstood (but also I couldn't ignore the fact that the main character and his friends are bullies and they are actually problematic), busy working parents with three small kids (but also negligence at its best. Hector s tým jeho protivným postojom a neustálym zapáranim, Mei-Li a jej tak trochu moralizátorská i keď dobre mienená potreba pomáhať, a v parkoch prespávajúci Thomas, rezignovane sa vyrovnávajúci s ťaživým bremenom. Angry at the world, Hector decides to run off with the homeless man's trolley after school the next day. I had heard many good things about this author, so I finally picked up one of her books, and it did not disappoint!

And also that someone has been stealing statues and framing the homeless by leaving special marks that only they would understand.Does the book contain anything that teachers would wish to know about before recommending in class (strong language, sensitive topics etc. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.