The Night Bus Hero

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Raúf is the founder of Making Herstory, an organisation mobilising men, women and children from all walks of life to tackle the abuse and trafficking of women and girls in the UK and beyond. 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 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. 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. The inclusion of the Night Bus route map (laid out by Pippa Curnick who also did the striking front cover) is a lovely touch, and helps you to mentally draw together all the robberies with the surrounding landmarks.

Grázlikov a lotrov, ľudí nepochopených a opustených, nič netušiacky túžiacich po druhých šancách, milujúcich objatiach či štipke rešpektu. Raúf handles his development in a very natural way, taking care to show gradual change without overwriting his actual character.

With that said, the last three chapters are superb, and did my voice break several times while reading the last chapter? But it’s this choice that gives the story so much impact; his growth can be greater because of his starting point. In the mean time, an intriguing spate of robberies in central London have brought the homeless community into public scrutiny. I thought when I was reading this that I was never going to actually like this boy or enjoy the story. Onjali Q Raúf is the founder of Making Herstory, an organisation mobilising men, women and children from all walks of life to tackle the abuse and trafficking of women and girls in the UK and beyond.I refuse to pick up this book anymore due to Onjali's transphobic views that were made very clear during a speech she did in 2019, which you can read the transcript for here: https://womansplaceuk.