Watertown Citizens for Black Lives will be hold a book discussion of The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater. This award-winning YA book came out in 2017 about an event that happened on the 57 bus in Oakland in 2013.
“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 middle-class foothills and attended a small private school. Richard, a black teen, lived in the crime-plagued flatlands and attended a large public one. Each 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.”
An excerpt is available here.
You can request a copy from Watertown Free Public Library here. There are also links to reviews on this page.
Contact Arun for the location.