The Wrong Bus (5 page)

He thought about the Number 13 bus Grandpa Nod drove on weekends. He drove it over the big bridge that soared over the Fraser River. And the Number 17. It was always full of noisy university students carrying takeaway coffees. He remembered the stops on the Number 31's route. It went right out to the ferry, where herons stood in the mud along the road.

He tucked the bus schedules back where he found them. He zipped up his backpack.

“The driver's new,” Katy said. “I hope she knows where she's going.”

Jack smiled. It didn't matter if the driver got lost. He would always have Grandpa Nod's bus schedules to help him find his way.

Acknowledgments

Many thanks to editor Christi Howes, who helped
The Wrong Bus
safely reach its destination.

Lois Peterson discovered a new world when she started writing for kids of all ages.
The Wrong Bus
is her sixth book for Orca Book Publishers. For more information, visit
www.loispeterson.blog.com
.