The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives

Author:   Dashka Slater
Publisher:   Hachette Children's Group
ISBN:  

9781526361233


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   31 May 2018
Recommended Age:   From 14 to 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives


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Winner of the Stonewall Young Adult Literature Award One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter. One moment that changes both their lives forever. Two teenagers growing up in Oakland, California. One, Sasha, was born male but identifies as agender, wears skirts and attends a private school. The other, Richard, is an African American from a poor part of Oakland who attends a rough public school. They have no reason to meet, except for eight minutes every day, they catch the same bus home. And one day, messing about, Richard spies Sasha napping. He flicks the flame of his lighter to Sasha's skirt, and Sasha wakes up in a ball of flame. What happens next, as the victim, the perpetrator and the community struggle to come to terms with their sadness and shock, is a story of recovery, reconciliation, forgiveness and, above all, hope. It's about the power of being true to yourself, bravery and the good and bad in all of us. And, remarkably, it's all true.

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Author:   Dashka Slater
Publisher:   Hachette Children's Group
Imprint:   Wren & Rook
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.283kg
ISBN:  

9781526361233


ISBN 10:   152636123
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   31 May 2018
Recommended Age:   From 14 to 18 years
Audience:   Young adult ,  Children/juvenile ,  College/higher education ,  Teenage / Young adult ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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A sensitive study of an incident wrapped up in so many modern conundrums -- Suzi Feay * The Financial Times *


Author Information

Dashka Slater is an award-winning journalist, who has written for Newsweek and The New York Times, among other publications. This is her first YA non-fiction book, but she also writes fiction for adults and picture books for younger children.

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