... on the verge of losing his surgical skills, his lucrative medical practice, and his family, John Mooney is sent to prison on felony drug charges for writing illegal prescriptions for narcotics. There behind bars he finds the miracle of redemption ... the solution for himself, his wife, and thousands of others he would go on to help.

Labeled "dyslexic and profoundly learning disabled with attention and behavior problems," Jonathan Mooney was a short bus rider--a derogatory term used for kids in special education and a distinction that told the world he wasn't "normal." Along with other kids with special challenges, he grew up hearing himself denigrated daily. Ultimately, Mooney surprised skeptics by graduating with honors from Brown University. But he could never escape his past, so he hit the road. To free himself and 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.--From publisher description.