This riveting nonfiction book for teens about race, class, gender, crime, and punishment tells the true story of the agender teen who was simply set on fire by another teen while riding a bus in Oakland, California. One teenager inside a skirt. One teenager having a lighter. One second that adjustments both of their lives forever. If it weren’t for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard under no circumstances would have fulfilled. Both were students from Oakland, California, one of the most varied cities in the country, but they inhabited different worlds. Sasha, a white teen, resided in the middle-class foothills and attended a small private school. Richard, a dark teenager, lived in the crime-plagued flatlands and went to a large public one. Each day, their paths overlapped for only eight a few minutes. But one afternoon within the bus ride home from school, a single reckless act remaining Sasha severely burnt, and Richard charged with two hate crimes and facing existence imprisonment. The situation garnered international interest, thrusting both teens into the spotlight.