Somebody On This Bus is Going To Be Famous by J.B. Cheaney

As the title suggests, this book takes place on a bus, and someone on the bus becomes famous.  

The book focuses on nine different students.  Each of these students has their own potential to famous...or infamous.  Shelley is an aspiring pop star.  Bender is a bully who struggles to live up to the greatness of his older brother.  Spencer is a genius.  Jay is a great football player hoping for a professional contract.  Matthew won the Science Fair.  Igor is a troublemaker who already had a minor brush with fame.  Miranda is a great writer and an even better friend.  Kaitlyn is very generous and inspires generosity in others.  Alice is the new girl who reads a lot.

Each chapter of the book is titled for one month of the school year, and each month a different character is highlighted.  It was interesting to learn each character’s story and to predict who would become famous.  This book is also a good reminder that students sometimes have difficulties at home, like financial issues, absent parents, divorce, sibling issues, demanding parents, family secrets, and aging grandparents.  

There are several mysteries in this book.  Why does the bus stop make a stop where no one gets on the bus?  What happened to Jay’s uncle, and why won’t anyone talk about it?  Who is the famous bus rider?  To find out, you’ll have to read the book.