Velshi Banned Book Club: ‘The 57 Bus’ by Dashka Slater

Velshi Banned Book Club: ‘The 57 Bus’ by Dashka Slater

In 2013, something terrible happened on the 57 bus in Oakland, California. Then-18-year-old Sasha Fleischman fell asleep riding the bus home from school holding their Russian literature reading assignment. As Sasha, who identifies as agender, or gender nonbinary, slept, three teenage boys used a cigarette lighter to set their white gauzy skirt on fire. Sasha's legs were burned from thigh to calf. The young teenager, Richard, who flicked the ciga…

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In 2013, something terrible happened on the 57 bus in Oakland, California. Then-18-year-old Sasha Fleischman fell asleep riding the bus home from school holding their Russian literature reading assignment. As Sasha, who identifies as agender, or gender nonbinary, slept, three teenage boys used a cigarette lighter to set their white gauzy skirt on fire. Sasha’s legs were burned from thigh to calf. The young teenager, Richard, who flicked the ciga…