"The 57 Bus" has won multiple awards and was named in Time magazine’s 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time. She has written several other children's books.

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 ...

"The 57 Bus" has been banned or challenged in several states including in Idaho, Iowa, Texas, Florida, New Jersey, Kansas, South Carolina, Wisconsin and now Knox County Schools libraries.

"The 57 Bus" is based on a true story that took place in Oakland, California, in which a teen set an agender teen on fire. "The Kite Runner" is a historical fiction novel set in Kabul, Afghanistan ...

In November 2013, Sasha rode home on the 57 bus. They fell asleep, tired after a long day at school. Richard and his friend Lloyd also take the bus home after school. When Richard and Lloyd board the ...

A West Bend School District committee formed to reconsider two books' placement in the East and West high schools' libraries and English classes decided July 19 that both books ― "The 57 Bus ...

MSNBC. Velshi Banned Book Club: ‘The 57 Bus’ by Dashka Slater. Posted: March 22, 2025 | Last updated: July 10, 2025. In 2013, something terrible happened on the 57 bus in Oakland, California.