Rachel Simon (born 1959 in

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of both fiction and non-fiction. Her six books include the 2011 novel ''The Story of Beautiful Girl,'' and the 2002 memoir ''Riding the Bus with My Sister''. Her work has been adapted for film, television, radio, and stage. ''Riding the Bus with My Sister'', a memoir about a year Simon spent with her developmentally disabled sister Beth, was adapted as the 2005 ''

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Riding the Bus with My Sister ''Riding the Bus with My Sister'' is a 2005 television film that aired on CBS as part of the '' Hallmark Hall of Fame'' anthology series, based on the 2002 memoir of the same name by Rachel Simon. The film, like the book, is about the time Simon sp ...

'', which starred

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as Simon and

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as Beth. The film was directed by

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Bibliography

*''Little Nightmares, Little Dreams'' (1990) () (short story collection) *''The Magic Touch'' (1994) () (novel) *''The Writer's Survival Guide'' (1997) () *''Riding the Bus with My Sister'' (2002) () *''Building A Home With My Husband: A Journey Through The Renovation of Love'' (2009) () ** Published in paperback in 2010 as ''The House On Teacher's Lane: A Memoir of Home, Healing, And Love's Hardest Questions'' () *''The Story Of Beautiful Girl'' (May 2011) ()

References

External links

RachelSimon.comInterview in the literary magazine Wild River Review
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