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

by Dashka Slater

Book Overview

The riveting New York Times 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 The 57 Bus is a must-read nonfiction book for teens that chronicles the true story of an agender teen who was set on fire by another teen while riding a bus in Oakland, California.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374303231
• ISBN13: 9780374303235
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.7" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

The 57 Bus

It served as a great starting education to the LBGTQ community for me. Very informative and to the point. I liked that it was written through both perspectives and that the outcome of the situation was as good as it could be.