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A NEW YORK TIMES BestsellerStonewall Book Award WinnerA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the 21st Century (So Far)The riveting New York Times bestseller and Stonewall Book Award winner that will make you rethink all you know about race, class, gender, crime, and punishment. Artfully, compassionately, and expertly told, Dashka Slater''s The 57 Bus is a must-read nonfiction book that chronicles the true story of an agender teen who was set on fire by another teen while riding a bus in Oakland, California.Two ends of the same line. Two sides of the same crime.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 economically challenged 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. But in The 57 Bus, award-winning journalist Dashka Slater shows that what might at first seem like a simple matter of right and wrong, justice and injustice, victim and criminal, is something more complicated—and far more heartbreaking.More Accolades and Awards for The 57 Bus:A TIME Magazine Best YA Book of All TimeYALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults FinalistA Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Honor Book WinnerA Los Angeles Times Book Prize FinalistDon’t miss Dashka Slater’s newest propulsive and thought-provoking nonfiction book, Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed, the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Winner which National Book Award winner Ibram X. Kendi hails as “powerful, timely, and delicately written.”

Award-winning author Dashka Slater spins a tale of friendship, magic, and eternal life in The Book of Fatal Errors, an evocative and witty middle-grade fantasy.Rufus doesn’t just make mistakes – he makes fatal errors. Clumsy and awkward, he feels entrapped by his teasing classmates and their constant laughter. But now it is summer. Rufus is free. He roams the wildlands of his grandfather’s mysterious homestead, blissfully unaware of the danger up ahead. And there is much danger. Rufus and his snooty cousin Abigail soon become entangled in the tantalizing world of the feylings, mischievous fairly-like creatures desperate to find their way home. In helping the feylings, Rufus tumbles down a dark path rich with age-old secrets and difficult truths. Any move he makes might be his final fatal error. Or perhaps, his most spectacular beginning.

Rufus''s perilous quest to protect the magical Feylawn continues in this captivating sequel to the New York Times bestseller, The Book of Fatal Errors.Fresh from his successful mission to send the feylings back to the Green World, Rufus finds himself with a new challenge: safeguarding the enchanting and enigmatic Feylawn, his grandfather''s estate. With his sometimes-foe, now-mentor Nettle by his side, and cousin Abigail''s help, Rufus must navigate an onslaught of mystical mayhem.A mysterious leopard stalks the woods, strange waterlogged women arrive with ominous warnings, and a vengeful goblin plots his return to Earth. As if this wasn''t enough, Rufus''s father is determined to sell Feylawn to the highest bidder. Can Rufus and Abigail protect Feylawn and its magical secrets, or will they be forced to bid farewell to the feylings forever?Brimming with magic, mischief, and adventure, Dashka Slater''s The Book of Stolen Time is a whimsical and witty tween fantasy that will enchant both loyal fans and newcomers alike. Dive into a world of fairy tales, magical creatures, and thrilling escapades in this unforgettable sequel.

YALSA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION WINNERCalifornia Book Award WinnerJ. Anthony Lukas Book Prize WinnerFrom the New York Times-bestselling author of The 57 Bus comes Accountable, a propulsive and thought-provoking true story about the revelation of a racist social media account that changes everything for a group of high school students and begs the question: What does it mean to be held accountable for harm that takes place behind a screen?“Powerful, timely, and delicately written.” —Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times–bestselling and National Book Award-winning authorWhen a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to make his friends laugh, he thought of it as “edgy” humor. Over time, the edge got sharper. Then a few other kids found out about the account. Pretty soon, everyone knew.Ultimately no one in the small town of Albany, California, was safe from the repercussions of the account’s discovery. Not the girls targeted by the posts. Not the boy who created the account. Not the group of kids who followed it. Not the adults—educators and parents—whose attempts to fix things too often made them worse.In the end, no one was laughing. And everyone was left asking: Where does accountability end for online speech that harms? And what does accountability even mean?Award-winning and New York Times–bestselling author Dashka Slater has written a must-read book for our era that explores the real-world consequences of online choices.More Awards and Accolades for Accountable:Russell Freedman Award WinnerNorthern California Book Award WinnerCALIBA''s Golden Poppy Book Award WinnerAn Evergreen Teen Book Award High School NomineeA SCBWI Golden Kite Honor for Nonfiction Text for Older ReadersAn Illinois Lincoln Readers'' Choice Award NomineeA Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award High School Category NomineeA Pennsylvania Young Reader''s Choice Award NomineeA Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Award NomineeA Vermont Green Mountain Book Award NomineeA Texas Topaz Reading List SelectionA Texas Library Association TAYSHAS Top Ten BookA Florida Teens Read List SelectionA Missouri Association of School Librarians Dogwood Reading List Selection