WEDNESDAY ADVISORY: The 57 Bus - Author Talk

9th Grade Field Trip TODAY

• WHAT: Dashka Slater, author of The 57 Bus will talk to us about this true event in Oakland's recent history.
• WHERE: Oakland Public Library Main Branch, Madison Street entrance 
  
• WHEN: This Wednesday, November 15, 2017
• HOW: We will walk with our BLOCK, immediately after 2nd Period
• DISCUSSION & QUESTIONS: The Author will stay after the talk to answer any questions and sign copies of her book
• Timing: We will be at the library learning until 12:55.  We will return to the school together at that time but may be a bit late so let your grownups know if you get picked up. Some teachers will remain with any students who want to stay and ask more questions or get a signed book. 

One teenager in a skirt. 
One teenager with a lighter.
One moment that changes both of their lives forever.

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.