{"product_id":"the-57-bus-a-true-story-of-two-teenagers-and-the-crime-that-changed-their-lives","title":"The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA nonfiction book for teens about race, class, gender, crime, and punishment that tells the true story of a teen who was set on fire by another teen while riding a bus in Oakland, California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAward-winning journalist \n\u003cb\u003e Dashka Slater\u003c\/b\u003e has written for such publications as \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003e Mother Jones\u003c\/i\u003e. Her \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling young-adult true crime narrative, \n\u003ci\u003eThe 57 Bus\u003c\/i\u003e, has received numerous accolades, including the Stonewall Book Award, the California Book Award, and a \n\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Honor. It was a YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award Finalist and an \n\u003ci\u003eLA Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Award Finalist, in addition to receiving four starred reviews and being named to more than 20 separate lists of the year's best books, including ones compiled by \n\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the New York Public Library, and \n\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2021, \n\u003ci\u003eThe 57 Bus\u003c\/i\u003e was named to \n\u003ci\u003eTIME \u003c\/i\u003emagazine's list of the 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time. The author of fifteen books of fiction and nonfiction for children and adults, Dashka teaches in Hamline University's MFA in Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults program. She lives and writes in Oakland, California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis riveting nonfiction book 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Time \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStonewall Book Award--Mike Morgan \u0026amp; Larry Romans Children's \u0026amp; Young Adult Literature Award Winner\u003cbr\u003eYALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist\u003cbr\u003eA Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Honor Book\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine Best YA Book of All Time\u003cbr\u003eA Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the 21st Century (So Far) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Velshi Banned Books Club Selection \u003cbr\u003eA TAYSHAS Reading List Selection\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003eBest LGBTQIA+ Book \u003cbr\u003eA Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List Selection\u003cbr\u003eAn Illinois Teen Readers' Choice Award Nominee\u003cbr\u003eA James Cook Honor Book for Diversity in Teen Literature\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA New York Public Library Top Ten Book for Teens\u003cbr\u003eCalifornia Library Association's Beatty Award Winner\u003cbr\u003eAn ILA Notable Book for a Global Society\u003cbr\u003eAn OLA Sequoyah Book Award Winner\u003cbr\u003eA Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award Nominee\u003cbr\u003eA Florida Teens Read Book List Selection\u003cbr\u003eGreen Mountain Book Award Winner\u003cbr\u003eA Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee\u003cbr\u003eBook Riot The Best Books of the Century So Fa\u003c\/b\u003er \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A sensitive study of an incident wrapped up in so many modern conundrums.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ehe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"The text shifts from straightforward reporting to lyrical meditations, never veering into oversentimentality or simple platitudes. Readers are bound to come away with deep empathy for both Sasha and Richard. VERDICT Slater artfully unfolds a complex and layered tale about two teens whose lives intersect with painful consequences.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003estarred review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"With a journalist's eye for overlooked details, Slater does a masterful job debunking the myths of the hate-crime monster and the African-American thug, probing the line between adolescent stupidity and irredeemable depravity. Few readers will traverse this exploration of gender identity, adolescent crime, and penal racism without having a few assumptions challenged. An outstanding book that links the diversity of creed and the impact of impulsive actions to themes of tolerance and forgiveness.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003estarred review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \n\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eUsing details gleaned from interviews, social media, surveillance video, public records, and other sources, Slater skillfully conveys the complexities of both young people's lives and the courage and compassion of their families, friends, and advocates, while exploring the challenges and moral ambiguities of the criminal justice system. This painful story illuminates, cautions, and inspires.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \n\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e[A] multi-layered lesson on the healing power of humanity.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness, \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It is likely that this account will spark conversations, debates, and contemplation, perhaps leading readers to define for themselves what justice means.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eA powerful story of class and race (Sasha is white), gender and identity, justice and mercy, love and hate. Slater has crafted a compelling true-crime story with ramifications for our most vulnerable youth.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This book challenged my views and it started a conversation in my house that I thought I'd never have. We all changed, at least in my house, because of this book.\" --Kate Terbush, \n\u003ci\u003eBurbank Leader\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Slater approaches both students' perspectives with nuance and complexity, and while there are no easy answers in this narrative, her compassionate writing shows that there's often more to the story than we see.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A thought-provoking tale of class, race, gender, morality and forgiveness . . . 'The 57 Bus' will leave you with a hole in your heart and tears running down your cheeks. For a book about a horrible crime, the amount of love is remarkable.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Californian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"The 57 Bus\u003c\/i\u003e is a unicorn true crime book because nonfiction YA doesn't get the same amount of space and attention as YA fiction. The book is a compassionate--rather than sensationalized--look at the juvenile system, adolescence, race, and gender.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStonewall Book Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the 21st Century (So Far) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe riveting \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and Stonewall Book Award winner that will make you rethink all you know about race, class, gender, crime, and punishment. Artfully, compassionately, and expertly told, Dashka Slater's \u003ci\u003eThe 57\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBus\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read nonfiction book that chronicles the true story of an agender teen who was set on fire by another teen while riding a bus in Oakland, California.\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTwo ends of the same line. Two sides of the same crime. \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf 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 middle-class foothills and attended a small private school. Richard, a Black teen, lived in the economically challenged flatlands and attended a large public one. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach day, their paths overlapped for a mere eight minutes. But one afternoon on the bus ride home from school, a single reckless act left Sasha severely burned, and Richard charged with two hate crimes and facing life imprisonment. The case garnered international attention, thrusting both teenagers into the spotlight. But in \n\u003ci\u003eThe 57 Bus\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning journalist Dashka Slater shows that what might at first seem like a simple matter of right and wrong, justice and injustice, victim and criminal, is something more complicated--and far more heartbreaking. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore Accolades and Awards for \n\u003ci\u003eThe 57 Bus: \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eA \n\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine Best YA Book of All Time \n\u003cbr\u003eYALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist \n\u003cbr\u003eA Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Honor Book Winner \n\u003cbr\u003eA \n\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize Finalist \n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDon't miss Dashka Slater's newest propulsive and thought-provoking nonfiction book, \u003ci\u003eAccountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed\u003c\/i\u003e, the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Winner which National Book Award winner Ibram X. Kendi hails as \"powerful, timely, and delicately written.\"\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/01\/2017 pg. 109 (EAN 9780374303235, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/01\/2017 pg. 177 (EAN 9780374303235, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/14\/2017 (EAN 9780374303235, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/15\/2017 pg. 44 (EAN 9780374303235, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/span\u003e 10\/01\/2017 (EAN 9780374303235, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/span\u003e 11\/10\/2017 (EAN 9780374303235, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/span\u003e 11\/01\/2017 (EAN 9780374303235, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/19\/2017 (EAN 9780374303235, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e 01\/01\/2018 pg. 106 (EAN 9780374303235, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eWilson Senior High Catalog\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/11\/2019 (EAN 9780374303235, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/span\u003e 01\/01\/2018 pg. 177 (EAN 9780374303235, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eSlater, Dashka\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAward-winning journalist \n\u003cb\u003eDashka Slater\u003c\/b\u003e has written for such publications as \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003e Mother Jones\u003c\/i\u003e. Her \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling young-adult true crime narrative, \n\u003ci\u003eThe 57 Bus\u003c\/i\u003e, has received numerous accolades, including the Stonewall Book Award, the California Book Award, and a \n\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Honor. It was a YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award Finalist and an \n\u003ci\u003eLA Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Award Finalist, in addition to receiving four starred reviews and being named to more than 20 separate lists of the year's best books, including ones compiled by \n\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the New York Public Library, and \n\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2021, \n\u003ci\u003eThe 57 Bus\u003c\/i\u003e was named to \n\u003ci\u003eTIME \u003c\/i\u003emagazine's list of the 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time. 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