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Common Book: The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal
The UW College of Education Common Book for 2009 – 2010 will be The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal. Written by author Jonathan Mooney, this book focuses on Mooney’s autobiographical struggles with his own learning disabilities. A “short bus” rider as a youth, Mooney confronts his past as an adult by buying his own “short bus” and venturing out to meet others who were different, others who identified as “short bus” riders.
As Leslie Herrenkohl, faculty president, wrote, “The College of Education has had a Common Book as a focus for shared community reading, interaction, and deliberation the past two years. As the incoming Faculty President, I involved the whole College in our selection of a Common Book for the coming academic year.”
Herrenkohl accepted nominations, which brought in over twenty suggested titles for this year’s Common Book. A committee, which included faculty, staff, and students, reviewed the nominations and came to consensus on six finalists. These finalists were voted on by the College community.
A Brown University graduate in English, Mooney has received a Truman Fellowship for graduate study in creative writing and disability studies. He penned another title, Learning Outside the Lines.
Learn more about The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal at the links below and stay tuned for special announcements about upcoming Common Book events.
Related Links
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Short Bus video documentary with the author (part one).
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Short Bus video documentary with the author, (part two).
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