The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal

Renting vs. Buying This Textbook

Renting is usually cheapest if you only need the book for one term: you return it with a free prepaid label when the term ends. Buying used can beat renting when the sell-back price is high, so compare the sell-back price with the rental price before you decide. An eTextbook arrives instantly but usually expires. Rentals and used copies rarely include working access codes.

Always match the ISBN on your syllabus (9780805088045) before you order; different editions have different ISBNs.

About This Book

"When his teachers decided Jonathan Mooney needed special ed because he couldn't follow directions, sit still, or read well out loud, he feared he'd lost his chance to be a regular kid. Suddenly he was "not normal." Suddenly he was a short bus rider destined to travel a harder road, a distinction that screamed out his "difference" to a hostile world. Along with other kids facing similar challenges, he was denigrated daily. He almost lost hope. Yet ultimately Jon shocked the skeptics, graduating from Brown University (with honors). But he could never shake the voice that insisted he would always be "less than."" "So he hit the road. To free himself, he dreamed up an epic journey across the United States on a broken-down short bus. The Short Bus, an inspiring record of his odyssey, documents Mooney's search to learn from others once labeled abnormal who have learned to live in beautifully…