The Night Bus Hero

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There is more to Hector than meets the eye, and the same with Mei-Lei, and the homeless characters of Thomas and Catwomen. Nesympatický, arogantne pôsobiaci chalanisko či skôr na prerod čakajúci antihrdina, boriaci sa s typickými "problémami" 10-ročných i s charakterotvornou absenciou či nezáujmom zo strany rodičov, napriek odmietaniu sa čoraz väčšmi zoznamujúci s preňho známym, no predsa vzdialeným fenoménom bezdomovectva?

But I can't help reducing the stars rating that would be entitled to her writing due to the fact that the bullying is not explained (he's old enough and is conscious of what he does). 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. The book challenges stereotypes about both homeless people and bullies, questioning the definition of a hero and whether people really can change? For example, as the book opens, Hector is about to drop a second rubber snake into the school's lunch soup, and even as the principal warns him not to, Hector defiantly does it anyway, knowing he will be in trouble. The backgrounds of the homeless characters such as Thomas and Catwoman, as well as Mei-Li’s, are so touching and all too real – they are stories you’ve read or seen a hundred times.Despite the excitement, the adventure is also a way to bring everyone together so that a more important and sobering story can be told. For all that I talked about Hector, it’s the character of Thomas that for me really shines; he is by turns open but guarded, strong but vulnerable, a person not to be pitied but to be sympathised with. Na jednej strane šikana, agresívne správanie či ľahostajnosťou blízkych motivovaná snaha zaujať, na strane druhej zas život na ulici a strata domova, súdržnosť i aké-také pretĺkanie sa. I looked over at Rajesh, whose eyes were popping so far out of his head they looked like they were going to fly across the room, and then glanced at Mei-­Li and stupid Robert.

On the other side, you have a story centering a bully, putting Hector at its center is also a reminder of the cycle of abandonment, how his bad behavior is just reinforced always by the worst being what is expected of him, and how hard it is to break that pattern.I love how Hector is seen as just a naughty child, but Onjali dives deeper and explains that there is so much more to his behaviour than meets the eye. Charlotte Heathcote and Emma Lee-Potter ― Daily Express --This text refers to the paperback edition.