Even though his friends think the cruel stunt is great, Hector can't celebrate - his plan went wrong, and that had never happened before. Despite the excitement, the adventure is also a way to bring everyone together so that a more important and sobering story can be told. It’s either “young man” or “HECTOOOOOOOORRRR” shouted in a voice that tells me right away that the person is angry with me. But the trolley quickly gains momentum and when Hector loses control, the trolley lands in the lake and sinks.

She has written several award winning books including Boy at The Back of The Class, The Star Outside My Window and The Night Bus Hero. But because Hector is telling the story we soon realise that he is dealing with troubles of his own, and as we know, most bullies are troubled humans. I can't wait to read more of Onjali's work, will definitely make sure i get my hands on 'the star outside my window' very soon. The narrative of the bully opens up another avenue of discussion about actions and consequences and reasons for behaviour. Help your child develop kindness and empathy with these middle grade books that inspire compassion: whether that’s towards animals, friends, or people in very different situations to your own.Readers of around 8 and above will find this a very smooth and intriguing story with some appealing characters.

His teachers don’t seem to like him (he certainly hates them), he particularly dislikes teacher’s pet Mei Lei, and he devotes his time to being mean to other kids and making them give him sweets. 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. Their job was to try and stop me from tripping people up when they were carrying their lunch trays to their tables. I have read many of these authors books and I have loved this one the most as it makes you want to continue reading it and its very fun and interesting to read. Now the author gives young readers a little journey into the world of homelessness and adds to that a bully and a series of high-profile London thefts.But I’m going to prove them all wrong… Told from the perspective of a bully, this book explores themes of bullying and homelessness, while celebrating kindness, friendship and the potential everyone has to change for the good. Thereby begins a bit of a roller coaster adventure to discover just who else is targetting the homeless community after valued London icons start mysteriously disappearing.

Using recognisable places in London might make this easier, but I feel the text would do a good job of it either way. or worse I would say), judging the homeless (but also entrusting your kids to their company blindly. Before he knows it, Hector finds himself the hero of his own story for the first time ever – both for the exciting and dangerous part he plays in busting a high profile criminal pursuit but also for his own personal journey of compassion and learning to reach out to others. This boy isn’t a likeable rogue or the class clown, he’s an annoying bully who thrives on the admiration of his bullying friends. Hector has been getting into trouble for as long as he can remember, he doesn’t mind so much though because most of his best ideas come to him when he’s on detention.When Hector picks on a local homeless man by stealing his treasured trolley and pushing it into the lake, he starts to learn that we can't judge someone by how they look from the outside. His home life is not ideal, and he turns to acting out and bullying others as a way of dealing with this and getting the attention he so desperately craves. Vylomeniny, lotroviny, zavádzanie, krádeže a klamstvá, nenáležité osočovanie či snaha ublížiť a s ňou spojené nepravdepodobné nočné dobrodružstvo. She is also the founder of O's Refugee Aid Team, which provides support for refugee families surviving in Calais and Dunkirk.