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A review by morebedsidebooks
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater
medium-paced
4.0
As time has passed The 57 Bus has won multiple awards and made many best books list. As well as the dubious attention of appearing frequently in book challenges.
See my blog for an in-depth review.
Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Bullying, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
This book also discusses the drug wars of the 1980s and 90s and mentions a parent incarcerated for drug offenses.