{"product_id":"the-short-bus-a-journey-beyond-normal-9780805088045","title":"The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat makes this journey so inspiring is Mooney's transcendent humor; the self he has become does not turn away from old pain but can laugh at it, make fun of it, make it into something beautiful.--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLabeled dyslexic and profoundly learning disabled, Jonathan Mooney was a short-bus rider--a derogatory term used for kids in special education. To learn how others had moved beyond labels, he bought his own short bus and set out cross-country, looking for kids who had dreamed up magical, beautiful ways to overcome the obstacles that separated them from the so-called normal world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Short Bus\u003c\/i\u003e is his irreverent and poignant record of that odyssey, meeting thirteen people in thirteen states who taught Mooney that there's no such thing as normal--and that to really live, every person must find their own special way of keeping on. \u003ci\u003eThe Short Bus\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique gem, propelled by Mooney's heart, humor, and outrageous rebellions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holt McDougal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805088045\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.28w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/27\/2008 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jonathan Mooney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43067643068597,"sku":"9780805088045","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_fd340980-32c2-463d-a534-d017e10d8a27.jpg?v=1690862060","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-short-bus-a-journey-beyond-normal-9780805088045","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}