The Wrong Bus

Lois Peterson

Description

Jack loves and misses his bus-driving grandfather. When Grandpa Nod got sick, Jack's mother said eight-year-old Jack was too young to visit his grandfather in the hospital. When Grandpa Nod died, Jack's mother said Jack was too young to go to the funeral.


One day after school, Jack gets on the wrong bus. To his surprise he discovers Grandpa Nod is in the driver's seat of the empty bus. Grandpa Nod takes him to all the places Jack was too young to go—the hospital, the funeral home and the cemetery.


By the end of the ride, Jack has had the chance to tell his grandfather how much he misses him. And with his birthday coming soon, Jack receives a very special gift—Grandpa Nod's bus schedules. So even if he does get on the wrong bus, Jack will always be able to find his way home.

Sujets

• Multigenerational
• Juvenilee Fiction
• Family

Informations

• Publié par: Orca Book Publishers
• Date de parution: 01 mai 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781554698714
• Langue: English

Extrait

LOIS PETERSON
The Wrong Bus
illustrated by
AMY MEISSNER
ORCA BOOK PUBLISHERS
Text copyright 2012 Lois Peterson Illustrations copyright 2012 Amy Meissner
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without permission in writing from the publisher.
Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Peterson, Lois J., 1952- The wrong bus [electronic resource] / Lois Peterson ; illustrated by Amy Meissner.
(Orca echoes) Electronic monograph. Issued also in print format. ISBN 978-1-55469-870-7 ( PDF ).-- ISBN 978-1-55469-871-4 ( EPUB )
I. Meissner, Amy II. Title. III. Series: Orca echoes (Online) PS 8631. E 832 W 76 2012 JC 813 .6 C 2011-907536-9
First published in the United States, 2012 Library of Congress Control Number : 2011942582
Summary : When Jack s grandpa dies, Jack boards the wrong bus, which turns out to be the right bus to say goodbye to his beloved grandfather.
Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for its publishing programs provided by the following agencies: the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund and the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.

Orca Book Publishers is dedicated to preserving the environment and has printed this book on paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council .
10% of author royalties will be donated to Volunteer Grandparents (Vancouver)
Cover artwork and interior illustrations by Amy Meissner Author photo by E. Henry ORCA BOOK PUBLISHERS PO B OX 5626, Stn. B Victoria, BC Canada V 8 R 6 S 4 ORCA BOOK PUBLISHERS PO B OX 468 Custer, WA USA 98240-0468
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For my grandsons, Copper Johnston and Colton Brunt. In memory of my own grandfather, Joseph Lemmon, who worked on the buses. -LP
Many thanks to the crew of the Arctic Passage -ACM
Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Acknowledgments
Chapter One
Mom wouldn t let Jack go to Grandpa Nod s funeral. Eight-year-olds don t belong at cemeteries, she said.
But she did let him take the day off school. She left him with a word-puzzle book, two new green felt pens (his favorite kind) and a handful of fruit strips. I ll be back at three, she said. Mrs. Barrett will stay with you until I get back.