The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal by Jonathan Mooney
Join us February 28th at 6:00 p.m. for our book club. Each participant will receive a copy of the book The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal by Jonathan Mooney prior to that date so you will have time to read it and discuss it.
Labeled "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.The Short Bus 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. The Short Bus is a unique gem, propelled by Mooney's heart, humor, and outrageous rebellions.
If you will need the book in an alternate format as an accommodation other than a standard text-size printed book, please let us know by emailing us at info@thearcofelpaso.org.