The release date for the English version of 'The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives' by
Dashka Slater is Oct 2017. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Teenage girl wearing a skirt.
A adolescent holding a lighter.
A one instant that eternally alters their life together.
Had it not been for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard would never have crossed paths. Though they came from two very different worlds, both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the nation. White teenager Sasha went to a modest private school while attending the middle-class foothills. Living in the crime-ridden flatlands, Richard was a black teenager who went to a big public school. Their paths crossed for just eight minutes a day. However, one careless deed one afternoon on the bus ride home from school left Sasha gravely burnt, and Richard was accused with two hate crimes and may spend the rest of his life in jail. The case brought both adolescents to the attention of a global audience.