Riding the Bus with My Sister
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Author’s Note 1. January: The Journey 2. January: The Time of Snows and Sorrow 3. February: Hitting the Road 4. February: The Professor 5. February: Fighting 6. March: The Pilgrim 7. March: Streetwise 8. March: Into Out There 9. April: The Dreamer 10. April: The Drivers’ Room 11. April: The End of Play 12. May: Lunch with Jesse 13. May: Matchmaker 14. May: The Pursuit of Happiness 15. June: The Earth Mother 16. June: Disabilities 17. June: Goodbye 18. July: The Optimist 19. July: Break Shot 20. July: Gone 21. August: The Loner 22. August: Nowhere 23. August: Be Not Afraid 24. August: Inside the Tears 25. September: The Jester 26. September: Surgery 27. September: Releasing the Rebel 28. October: The Hunk 29. October: The Price of Being Human 30. October: Come Home, Little Girl 31. November: The Girlfriend 32. November: The Eighteenth Hole 33. December: Swans and Witches 34. December: Finding the Twin 35. December: Iz Gonna Be All Right 36. January: Beyond the Limits of the Sky 37. A Year and a Half Later: The Miracle Maker
Themes
All Themes Disability, Access, and Self-Determination Love and Family Community vs. Individualism Growth, Change, and Morality
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Characters
All Characters Rachel Simon Beth Rachel and Beth’s Mother Rachel and Beth’s Father The Abusive Conman Jesse Jacob Rick Bailey Bert Claude Cliff Estella Jack Melanie Rodolpho Tim Sam Vera Olivia
Terms
All Terms Self-Determination
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All Symbols Letters and Cards Beth and Rachel’s Clothes
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Riding the Bus with My Sister

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Rachel Simon

Riding the Bus with My Sister Terms

Self-Determination

Self-determination refers to people’s ability to live according to their own personal choices, instead of having other people make those choices for them. In disability rights activism, self-determination means that people with disabilities should have… read analysis of Self-Determination
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