In both cases, this discrimination is the result of ignorance; Richard is ignorant and does not understand gender identity. ; "My students can't get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof." Your purchase helps us remain independent and ad-free. As a, After Richard, a young California teenager, assaults Sasha, a local genderqueer high school senior, Richard is charged with two hate crimes and is sentenced to seven years in a state correctional facility. Richard, a black teenage boy, sits near the back of the 57 Bus in Oakland, CA, with his cousin Lloyd and a friend Jamal. She describes Oakland in the opening sections of the book as "a city of more than 400,000 people, but it can still feel like a small town" (6). Throughout The 57 Bus, the characters are continually marginalized and victimized because of their gender, race, class, and sexuality, and Slater repeatedly draws attention to this unfortunate social reality. Creating notes and highlights requires a free LitCharts account. Thats how everyone knew Richardas the funny one, the one who made people smile. The 57 Bus Book Review | Common Sense Media The second is the date of Had Richard not viewed Sasha as the other, he would not have assaulted them, and had. 8 pages at 400 words per page) View a FREE sample Sasha's Sense of Self Sasha's advocacy works on a large, national scale, but also on a smaller, local scale, as demonstrated by her father Karl's decision to stop organizing his kindergarten line ups by gender, and instead doing it by alphabetical order of his students' last names. The second date is today's TEENS & YOUNG ADULT BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR, by Haunting tale of two boys' lives changed by police assault. The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives Hardcover - October 17, 2017 by Dashka Slater (Author) 2,755 ratings #1 Best Seller in Teen & Young Adult LGBTQ+ Issues See all formats and editions Kindle $0.00 Read with Kindle Unlimited to also enjoy access to over 3 million more titles $10.99 to buy Audiobook

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