Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

$0.00 for first 30 days

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.
The Night Bus Hero cover art

The Night Bus Hero

By: Onjali Q. Raúf
Narrated by: Ashton Frank
Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £12.99

Buy Now for £12.99

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Listeners also enjoyed...

The Day We Met the Queen and The Great (Food) Bank Heist cover art
The Blunders cover art
The 1,000-Year-Old Boy cover art
Boy Underwater cover art
The World’s Worst Monsters cover art
Some Sunny Day cover art
The Storm Keeper's Island cover art
No Ballet Shoes in Syria cover art
How Not to Be Weird cover art
Can You See Me? cover art
You Won’t Believe This cover art
The Impossible Boy cover art
This Wonderful Thing cover art
The Good Turn cover art
One Moment cover art
The Very Merry Murder Club cover art

Summary

From Onjali Q. Rauf, the award-winning and best-selling author of The Boy at the Back of the Class, comes another incredible story, told with humour and heart.

Told from the perspective of a bully, this book explores themes of homelessness, while celebrating kindness, friendship and the potential everyone has to change for the good. 

Inspired by Onjali's own childhood experiences of growing up in London and seeing the impact of homelessness on those around her, The Night Bus Hero follows an unlikely friendship between our narrator and Thomas - who lives in the park. 

Can they get to the bottom of some unusual thefts taking place across the city and discover what it takes to be a real hero?

©2020 Onjali Q. Raúf (P)2020 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd

Love Books? You'll Love Audible.

Transform your day

Transform your day

Replace endless scrolling with endless listening. Chores can be fun.

Listen everywhere

Listen everywhere

You can’t turn pages while you drive—but you can press play.

Carry your entire Library

Carry your entire Library

Your stories go where you go. Audiobooks don’t weigh a thing.

Listen and learn

Listen and learn

Discover stories that can change your mind, your well-being, and your life.

Reach your reading goals

Reach your reading goals

Download titles to listen offline, wherever you are in the world.

Find your niche

Find your niche

WIth thousands of titles to explore, there’s something for everyone.

Try for £0.00 £7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

What listeners say about The Night Bus Hero

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    115
  • 4 Stars
    25
  • 3 Stars
    6
  • 2 Stars
    2
  • 1 Stars
    2
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    93
  • 4 Stars
    19
  • 3 Stars
    6
  • 2 Stars
    2
  • 1 Stars
    2
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    95
  • 4 Stars
    18
  • 3 Stars
    4
  • 2 Stars
    4
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Really good

I recommend reading all the books by this author they are all so good and heartwarming

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Alex 12 yr old,

it is one of the best book I've read/listent to in my life. I think it is a very heartwarming story. I loved the personalities in the book.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Life lesson

An important life lesson that even if you make mistakes, you can put things right and change.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

excellent

Loved it - so many good subjects covered - homelessness, giving to others, bullying, etc

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

So good

So good because I loved the way he is bad and he became good loved it

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic for all ages

I really enjoyed The Night Bus Hero as an adult and would definitely read this with my class at school. It deals with some sensitive issues really well. Recommend 8+ with discussion.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    2 out of 5 stars

It was interesting and had. A Chang that made the characters feel real

The plot was great. and made me happy. Yet sad and showed there’s a hero in everyone

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Really nice story

Loved the different perspective, narrator did a great job with character voices. Enjoyed it very much.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

A super read

This is a great story, with different characters, I really like how Hector"s character evolved and the change in relationships with his peers, family and Ben. This story touches you and is also light hearted in places. Recommended for all KS2.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Heartwarming.

I recommend this book to anyone. I really love the characters and the adventure they go on. Though it did make me a little sad that hector thought his parents didn’t love him, but I suppose it’s part of the story. Overall I enjoyed listening to this book MANY MANY times. 🤣😁😁😁

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!