![]() ![]() ![]() might just change your life" ( Boston Herald).Įlegantly woven throughout the odyssey are riveting memories of terrifying maternal abandonment, fierce sisterly loyalty, and astonishing forgiveness. Full of life lessons from which any reader will profit, Riding the Bus with My Sister is "a heartwarming, life-affirming journey through both the present and the past. Rachel, a writer and college teacher whose hyperbusy life camouflaged her emotional isolation, had much to learn in her sister's extraordinary world. This wise, funny, deeply affecting true story is the chronicle of that remarkable time. ![]() One day, Beth asks Rachel to accompany her on the buses for an entire year. The drivers, a lively group, are her mentors her fellow passengers are her community. Beth, who has an intellectual disability, spends her days riding the buses in her unnamed Pennsylvania city. Rachel Simon's sister Beth is a spirited woman who lives intensely and often joyfully. Join these two unforgettable sisters on their journey, this time in an even deeper and richer way. The highlight is Beth's update, which is in her own words. Now, in an updated edition with fifty pages of new content, Rachel Simon reflects on changes in her life, Beth's life, and the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In the ten years since Rachel Simon first invited the world to board the bus with her and her sister, Cool Beth, readers across the globe have been moved by their story. ![]()
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