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

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mmalone's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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4.0

This book managed to touchingly portray a court case that reflected on a myriad of issues that America was facing at the time and, in large part, continues to face. It told the story in an engaging way that kept me hooked the whole time and curious to find out more about the issues. The sheer unfairness of it all was shocking to read about so directly. At the same time, I like to think that we are making progress — since the incident, much legislation has passed acknowledging nonbinary individuals, and even within the book it is clear that the state of California has reformed aspects of its prison system. Still, there remains much to be done.

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kirstym25's review against another edition

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4.0

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3.5

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3.5

This book asks a lot of really important questions and demonstrates a lot of deeply complex issues around discrimination within the criminal justice system and society. It's well-researched and respectful, and it does a good job at showing two different sides to criminality. On subject matter and its treatment, I'd give it a solid 4 out of 5. But I was bored despite this touching on so many of my main interests personally and professionally, so I feel like the pacing needed a lot more work.

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5.0

I really loved the way everyone’s stories were pieced together. There was also segments that contained information pertaining to the story to help give the reader perspective which was really helpful

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mz_ampersand's review against another edition

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4.25

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4.0

Very interesting read from the perspective of the victim and the offender. Insightful look into the logistics of trials and the penal system, especially for youth. Intriguing look into the lives of both kids. Challenges the reader to hear two sides of a story and a reminder that a moment of bad decision making can change a life forever. We are not all our worst moments and we are not all our scars.
At times it felt this book dragged towards the last half. There were some parts that seemed to be filler content and didn’t add as much to the storyline. It was hard to see someone misgendered so much but I’m glad they included every time it happened to really showcase the way that agender, nonbinary, and trans people are often overlooked. Also hard to hear the stats of the way the justice system so negatively impacts black youth and how many lose friends and family to tragic deaths at such a young age. Guy wrenching read with heartwarming moments.

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4.0

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4.0

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