57 Bus

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives Dashka SlaterFarrar Straus Giroux, 2017ISBN 9780374303235 Hardcover, 336 pp.Young adult non-fiction5.7 X 8.3 X 1.2 inches | 0.9 pounds Dashka Slater's The 57 Bus, a riveting nonfiction book for teens about race, class, gender, crime, and punishment, tells the true story of an agender teen who was set on fire by another teen while riding a bus in Oakland, California.A New York Times BestsellerStonewall Book Award Winner--Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Literature AwardYALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist One teenager in a skirt.One teenager with a lighter.One moment that changes both of their lives forever. If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but they inhabited different worlds. Sasha, a white teen, lived in the mi