Both are excellent.

The Sweet Hereafter is a 1991 novel by American author Russell Banks. It is set in a small town in the aftermath of a deadly school bus accident that has killed most of the town’s children.

The novel was adapted into an award-winning 1997 film of the same name by Canadian director Atom Egoyan. …

The novel was based on an actual bus crash in Alton, Texas and its aftermath just before the book was written. …

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