The 57 Bus

2. Richard's cousin who tricked him into lighting Sasha's skirt.
3. Issues of ______ and ethnicity are central in the story.
5. Both Sasha and Richard were students in ______.
8. Social ______ can affect how people are treated unfairly.
13. Sasha’s family worked toward ______ rather than anger.
15. After the fire, Sasha was taken to the ______.
16. Sasha was sitting on the bus when their ______ caught fire.
19. Sasha's father's name is ______.
21. Sasha’s family held onto ______ for a better outcome.
22. Sasha suffered a severe ______ after the fire.
23. The idea of fairness and the law is called ______.
25. Sasha's mother is named ______.
26. Sasha described their identity as ______, a term for LGBTQ identity.
27. At the hospital, Sasha had to undergo a skin ______.
30. Calling someone by the wrong gender is to ______ them.
33. Richard's mother is named ______.
34. Sasha uses the ______ “they” to describe themselves.
36. When someone has a negative assumption about others, it's called a ______.
38. Sasha was set on ______.
39. Sasha identifies as ______, meaning they don’t identify as male or female.
40. Sasha experienced physical and emotional ______.

1. Richard expressed deep ______ for his actions.
4. The state where the story occurs is ______.
6. Richard used a ______ to light the flame.
7. ______ justice focuses on healing rather than punishment.
9. A ______ on the bus recorded the incident.
10. Many people reacted with ______ after the attack.
11. The author of The 57 Bus is ______ Slater.
12. The incident happened on the number 57 ______.
14. The story takes place in the city of ______, California.
17. Richard appeared in ______ to face charges.
18. Sasha's close friend who supports them is named ______.
20. Because Richard was a teen, he entered the ______ justice system first.
24. The bus ______ caught on fire during the attack.
28. Richard went through a legal ______ after his arrest.
29. The fire damaged Sasha’s ______ beyond repair.
31. ______ means understanding another person’s feelings.
32. ______ is the teen who set the fire on the 57 bus.
35. A person who is neither strictly male nor female may identify as ______.
37. ______ is Richard’s cousin and caregiver.