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Riding the Bus with My Sister: A True Life Journey , Simon, Rachel
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- ISBN
- 9780618045990
- Book Title
- Riding the Bus with My Sister : a True Life Journey
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
- Item Length
- 8.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Health & Fitness, Social Science
- Topic
- People with Disabilities, General, Diseases / General
- Item Weight
- 17 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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Rachel Simon's sister Beth is a spirited woman who lives intensely and often joyfully. Beth, who has mental retardation, spends her days riding the buses in her Pennsylvania city. The drivers, a lively group, are her mentors; her fellow passengers are her community. One day, Beth asked Rachel to accompany her on the buses for an entire year. This wise, funny, deeply affecting book is the chronicle of that remarkable time. Rachel, a writer and college teacher whose hyperbusy life camouflaged her emotional isolation, had much to learn in her sister's extraordinary world. These are life lessons from which every reader can profit: how to live in the moment, how to pay attention to what really matters, how to change, how to love--and how to slow down and enjoy the ride. Elegantly woven throughout the odyssey are riveting memories of terrifying maternal abandonment, fierce sisterly loyalty, and astonishing forgiveness. Rachel Simon brings to light the almost invisible world of mental retardation, finds unlikely heroes in everyday life, and, without sentimentality, portrays Beth as the endearing, feisty, independent person she is. This heartwarming book about the unbreakable bond between two very different sisters takes the reader on an inspirational journey at once unique and universal.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-10
0618045996
ISBN-13
9780618045990
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1965816
Product Key Features
Book Title
Riding the Bus with My Sister : a True Life Journey
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
People with Disabilities, General, Diseases / General
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Health & Fitness, Social Science
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
17 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"Poignant, honest, and uplifting...I was moved to tears." --Carol Saline, co-author of Sisters and Mothers and Daughters, "Riding the Bus With My Sister will change the way you look at the world." --Steven M. Eidelman, Executive Director of the Arc of the United States, "An amazing book...it touched my soul." --Rosie O'Donnell "This exquisitely written, powerfully observed memoir deserves an enormous readership." --Dorothy Herrmann, author of Helen Keller: A Life "Poignant, honest, and uplifting...I was moved to tears." --Carol Saline, co-author of Sisters and Mothers and Daughters "Take this ride-you won't regret it!" --Kathleen Finneran, author of The Tender Land "I found myself reading more slowly so that the ride would last longer." --Sophy Burnham, author of A Book of Angels "Riding the Bus With My Sister will change the way you look at the world." --Steven M. Eidelman, Executive Director of the Arc of the United States "Funny and poignant...This is one bus you won't want to miss." --Don Meyer, Director of The Sibling Support Project, "This exquisitely written, powerfully observed memoir deserves an enormous readership." --Dorothy Herrmann, author of Helen Keller: A Life, "I found myself reading more slowly so that the ride would last longer." --Sophy Burnham, author of A Book of Angels, "Funny and poignant...This is one bus you won't want to miss." --Don Meyer, Director of The Sibling Support Project
Lccn
2002-033930
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
920.72
Edition Description
Teacher's Edition
Lc Classification Number
Ps3569.I4845z473
Table of Content
ContentsJanuary The Journey 1 The Time of Snows and Sorrow 21February Hitting the Road 27 The Professor 31 Fighting 42March The Pilgrim 49 Streetwise 58 Into Out There 67April The Dreamer 81 The Drivers Room 88 The End of Play 96May Lunch with Jesse 107 Matchmaker 123 The Pursuit of Happiness 127June The Earth Mother 133 Disabilities 141 Goodbye 152July The Optimist 157 Break Shot 168 Gone 171August The Loner 175 Nowhere 189 Be Not Afraid 190 Inside the Tears 195September The Jester 201 Surgery 209 Releasing the Rebel 216October The Hunk 225 The Price of Being Human 233 Come Home, Little Girl 238November The Girlfriend 247 The Eighteenth Hole 252December Swans and Witches 265 Finding the Twin 272 Iz Gonna Be All Right 275January Beyond the Limits of the Sky 279A Year and a Half Later The Miracle Maker 291
Copyright Date
2002
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