121 Express
- Authors
- Monique Polak
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Tags
- fiction , general , juvenile fiction , social issues , school & education , transportation , teenagers , problem youth , adolescence , juv000000 , behavior , canada , bullying , popularity , special needs , peer pressure , buses , public transportation , school buses
- ISBN
- 9781551439761
- Date
- 2008-02-29T23:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 1.76 MB
- Lang
- en
Review"Explores weighty topics - racism, self-respect, compassion - without preaching, through an honest narrator to whom readers can relate." (Montreal Review of Books 20081001)
"The plot and characters...provide good basic morals for teens who read at a lower level. Recommended." (CM Magazine 20080901)
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Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.*"Cut it out!" the driver shouted. He might have said it again, but I couldn't tell for sure over all the noise. In a weird way, I was having fun. When some of the kids around me started laughing, I laughed too. I reached for the ball of paper that had landed on the floor and threw it as hard as I could toward the back of the bus. "Hey, new guy!" a voice called. "You pitch like a girl!" I bristled. It was my own fault; I'd called attention to myself. I knew whatever I did next was important. This was what my mom would call a defining moment. She says life is all about defining moments, only most people miss them. They're too busy doing other stuff. * (20080201)