The 57 Bus
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Monday, November 4, 2013
Oakland, California
Part 1: Tumbling
Part 1: Pronouns
Part 1: 1001 Blank White Cards
Part 1: Luke and Samantha
Part 1: Gran Turismo 2
Part 1: How Do You Know What Gender You Are?
Part 1: Genderqueer
Part 1: Gender, Sex, Sexuality, Romance: Some Terms
Part 1: Sasha’s Terms
Part 1: Becoming Sasha
Part 1: Bathrooms
Part 1: Bathrooms Revisited
Part 1: Skirts
Part 1: Running
Part 1: The Petition
Part 1: Clipboards
Part 1: Best Day Ever
Part 1: Dress Code
Part 1: Sasha and Nemo
Part 2: Book of Faces
Part 2: First Day
Part 2: An Old Friend
Part 2: Oakland High School
Part 2: Miss Kaprice
Part 2: The Princess of East Oakland
Part 2: The Best Mother Ever
Part 2: Hopes and Prayers
Part 2: Where He Left Off
2.10
Part 2: Fighting
Part 2: Arrested
Part 2: Now It’s a Good Day
Part 2: If
Part 2: Murder
Part 2: Working
Part 2: Stripped
Part 2: Trust Issues
Part 2: Resolve
Part 3: Monday, November 4, 2013
Part 3: The 57 Bus
Part 3: 4:52 P.M.
Part 3: Fire
Part 3: Watching
Part 3: The Man with the Mustache
Part 3: Phone Call
Part 3: The Rim Fire’s Revenge
Part 3: The Ten O’clock News
Part 3: Locked Out
Part 3: Maybeck
Part 3: Shyam
Part 3: I Knew My Baby
Part 3: The Interview, Part 1
Part 3: Miranda Warning
Part 3: The Interview, Part 2
Part 3: The Interview, Part 3
Part 3: A Man in a Kilt
Part 3: This Is Real
Part 3: Booked In
Part 3: Surgery
Part 3: Still Kinda Dying
Part 3: Charges
Part 3: Direct Files
Part 3: Court Date
Part 3: Reeling
Part 3: The Desk
Part 3: Under the Influence of Adolescence
Part 3: Life at Bothin
Part 3: Not Visiting
Part 3: The First Letter
Part 3: Into the Briefcase
Part 3: Skirts for Sasha
Part 3: The Second Letter
Part 3: Let’s All Take Care of Each Other
Part 3: Homophobic
Part 3: What They Sent
Part 3: No H8
Part 3: Y’All Don’t Know
Part 3: The Circle
Part 3: Skinned
Part 3: God Is Good
Part 3: Does It Have to Be Me?
Part 3: Back at Maybeck
Part 3: Worst Days Ever
Part 3: Reunion
Part 4: Binary
Part 4: Cruel and Unusual?
Part 4: Back at Juvie
Part 4: What If?
Part 4: Not Ready
Part 4: What to Say
Part 4: Always Okay
Part 4: We the People
Part 4: Pretty
Part 4: Dancing
Part 4: Ripples
Part 4: Ass Smacking
Part 4: Restorative Justice
Part 4: Not Wanting To
Part 4: The People vs. Richard
Part 4: Tired
Part 4: Department 11
Part 4: Maybe
Part 4: Suitcase
Part 4: A Prayer
Part 4: Bargaining
Part 4: The Deal
Part 4: The Fine Print
Part 4: A Structured Environment
Part 4: Look Where His People Went
Part 4: Victim-Impact Statement
Part 4: Nerd Fraternity
Part 4: How It Ended Up
Part 4: Mail Delivery
Part 4: Chad
Part 4: Opportunity
Part 4: Then and Now
Part 4: Risky Thinking
Part 4: Progress Report
Part 4: A Level of Maturity
Part 4: Andrew and the Binary
Part 4: Birthdays
Part 4: 1001 No-Longer-Blank White Cards
Part 4: Some Gender-Neutrality Milestones
Part 4: US Juvenile Incarceration
Themes
All Themes
Gender and Sexuality
Adolescent Crime vs. Adult Crime
Binary Thought and Inclusive Language
Discrimination and Social Justice
Accountability, Redemption, and Forgiveness
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Sasha
Richard
Debbie
Karl
Jasmine
Kaprice Wilson
Andrew / Samantha
Nemo
Jamal
Bill Du Bois
The Man with a Mustache / Dan Gale
Jeff
TC
Pancha
Nancy O’Malley
Sujatha Baliga
Healy
Cherie
Lil’ Jerry
Terms
All Terms
Agender
Aromantic
Asexual
Cisgender
Cupiosexual
Genderqueer
Gender fluid
Gray sexual
Transgender
Quiromantic
Symbols
All Symbols
Sasha’s Skirt
1001 Blank White Cards
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Monday, November 4, 2013
Oakland, California
Part 1: Tumbling
Part 1: Pronouns
Part 1: 1001 Blank White Cards
Part 1: Luke and Samantha
Part 1: Gran Turismo 2
Part 1: How Do You Know What Gender You Are?
Part 1: Genderqueer
Part 1: Gender, Sex, Sexuality, Romance: Some Terms
Part 1: Sasha’s Terms
Part 1: Becoming Sasha
Part 1: Bathrooms
Part 1: Bathrooms Revisited
Part 1: Skirts
Part 1: Running
Part 1: The Petition
Part 1: Clipboards
Part 1: Best Day Ever
Part 1: Dress Code
Part 1: Sasha and Nemo
Part 2: Book of Faces
Part 2: First Day
Part 2: An Old Friend
Part 2: Oakland High School
Part 2: Miss Kaprice
Part 2: The Princess of East Oakland
Part 2: The Best Mother Ever
Part 2: Hopes and Prayers
Part 2: Where He Left Off
2.10
Part 2: Fighting
Part 2: Arrested
Part 2: Now It’s a Good Day
Part 2: If
Part 2: Murder
Part 2: Working
Part 2: Stripped
Part 2: Trust Issues
Part 2: Resolve
Part 3: Monday, November 4, 2013
Part 3: The 57 Bus
Part 3: 4:52 P.M.
Part 3: Fire
Part 3: Watching
Part 3: The Man with the Mustache
Part 3: Phone Call
Part 3: The Rim Fire’s Revenge
Part 3: The Ten O’clock News
Part 3: Locked Out
Part 3: Maybeck
Part 3: Shyam
Part 3: I Knew My Baby
Part 3: The Interview, Part 1
Part 3: Miranda Warning
Part 3: The Interview, Part 2
Part 3: The Interview, Part 3
Part 3: A Man in a Kilt
Part 3: This Is Real
Part 3: Booked In
Part 3: Surgery
Part 3: Still Kinda Dying
Part 3: Charges
Part 3: Direct Files
Part 3: Court Date
Part 3: Reeling
Part 3: The Desk
Part 3: Under the Influence of Adolescence
Part 3: Life at Bothin
Part 3: Not Visiting
Part 3: The First Letter
Part 3: Into the Briefcase
Part 3: Skirts for Sasha
Part 3: The Second Letter
Part 3: Let’s All Take Care of Each Other
Part 3: Homophobic
Part 3: What They Sent
Part 3: No H8
Part 3: Y’All Don’t Know
Part 3: The Circle
Part 3: Skinned
Part 3: God Is Good
Part 3: Does It Have to Be Me?
Part 3: Back at Maybeck
Part 3: Worst Days Ever
Part 3: Reunion
Part 4: Binary
Part 4: Cruel and Unusual?
Part 4: Back at Juvie
Part 4: What If?
Part 4: Not Ready
Part 4: What to Say
Part 4: Always Okay
Part 4: We the People
Part 4: Pretty
Part 4: Dancing
Part 4: Ripples
Part 4: Ass Smacking
Part 4: Restorative Justice
Part 4: Not Wanting To
Part 4: The People vs. Richard
Part 4: Tired
Part 4: Department 11
Part 4: Maybe
Part 4: Suitcase
Part 4: A Prayer
Part 4: Bargaining
Part 4: The Deal
Part 4: The Fine Print
Part 4: A Structured Environment
Part 4: Look Where His People Went
Part 4: Victim-Impact Statement
Part 4: Nerd Fraternity
Part 4: How It Ended Up
Part 4: Mail Delivery
Part 4: Chad
Part 4: Opportunity
Part 4: Then and Now
Part 4: Risky Thinking
Part 4: Progress Report
Part 4: A Level of Maturity
Part 4: Andrew and the Binary
Part 4: Birthdays
Part 4: 1001 No-Longer-Blank White Cards
Part 4: Some Gender-Neutrality Milestones
Part 4: US Juvenile Incarceration
Themes
All Themes
Gender and Sexuality
Adolescent Crime vs. Adult Crime
Binary Thought and Inclusive Language
Discrimination and Social Justice
Accountability, Redemption, and Forgiveness
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Sasha
Richard
Debbie
Karl
Jasmine
Kaprice Wilson
Andrew / Samantha
Nemo
Jamal
Bill Du Bois
The Man with a Mustache / Dan Gale
Jeff
TC
Pancha
Nancy O’Malley
Sujatha Baliga
Healy
Cherie
Lil’ Jerry
Terms
All Terms
Agender
Aromantic
Asexual
Cisgender
Cupiosexual
Genderqueer
Gender fluid
Gray sexual
Transgender
Quiromantic
Symbols
All Symbols
Sasha’s Skirt
1001 Blank White Cards
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Gender and Sexuality
Adolescent Crime vs. Adult Crime
Binary Thought and Inclusive Language
Discrimination and Social Justice
Accountability, Redemption, and Forgiveness
Summary
Analysis
On January 2, 2015
Richard
is transferred to the N.A. Chaderjian Youth Correctional Facility in Stockton, California, otherwise “known as Chad.”
Chad is roughly 70 miles east of Oakland, which means that Richard is taken even further away from his family.
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