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Lowell Librarians: Mr. Sasso and Mr. Jones

Lowell Librarian Jono Jones recommends The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives, a novel by Dashka Slater that documents an attack on an agender teenager on an Oakland bus. The book is based on a true story and chronicles the backgrounds and lives of those involved in the incident. 

Credit: Caption by Ava Alberts and Anton Kox, photos by Ava Alberts, Illustration by Elise Muchowski

Lowell librarian Steve Sasso recommends The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead. The novel’s plot centers around the unjust treatment of students at a Floridian reform school in the 1960s. Much like Jones, Sasso finds that the book portrays discrimination in a new light. “It’s a different take on racism and neglect because it is seen through the eyes of young people,” Sasso said. 

Credit: Caption by Ava Alberts and Anton Kox, photos by Ava Alberts, Illustration by Elise Muchowski