121 Express

  • Pages:144
  • Publisher:Orca Book Publishers
  • Series: Orca Currents
  • Themes:school, bullying, humor, peer pressure, new school popularity
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  • Available:03/01/2008
  • Age Groups:Fiction Ages 9-12
  • Reading Level:3.9
  • Lexile:HL620L
  • ATOS:4.2
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The students of the 121 Express are infamous for bad behavior and Lucas knows his role on the bus will determine his social standing at his new school.

Lucas is tired of being one of the nerds. When he attracts the negative attention of the cool troublemakers, he saves himself by teasing another kid. His ploy works and soon Lucas is right in the center of the mayhem on the bus. He loves his new found popularity, but when the fun and games push the bus driver to a nervous collapse and hospitalizes an elderly lady, Lucas begins to question his choices.

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

"The plot and characters...provide good basic morals for teens who read at a lower level. Recommended."
– CM: Canadian Review of Materials
"Explores weighty topics - racism, self-respect, compassion - without preaching, through an honest narrator to whom readers can relate."
– Montreal Review of Books (MRB)
"Teens will appreciate the desire to fit in with the cool crowd and will laugh at the pranks."
– Puget Sound Council for Review of Children's Media
American Library Association (ALA) Popular Paperback for Young Adults   | 2012  |  Commended

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