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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2012 | Grades 5-up
Gr 6–9—Eighth-grader Zach and his grandpa are traveling by bus through a snowstorm from Maine to New Jersey to visit Zach's older brother Derek, who has been institutionalized as a ward of the state since the family's health insurance ran out. En route, Zach observes a cast of quirky bus riders and meets and bonds with a girl with purple hair and "earri...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on February 1, 2012
The whole of this book takes place as eighth grader Zach, accompanied by his grandfather, rides Greyhound ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
Eighth-grader Zach, accompanied by his grandfather, rides a bus from Portland, Maine, to New Jersey, where his brother is in ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
