{"product_id":"the-short-bus-a-journey-beyond-normal-9780805088045","title":"The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jonathan Mooney\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Holt Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Holt Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Memoirs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"What 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.","brand":"Holt Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45355462459543,"sku":"9780805088045","price":1649.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780805088045.webp?v=1769291418","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-short-bus-a-journey-beyond-normal-9780805088045","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}