{"product_id":"precious-cargo","title":"Precious Cargo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers of Andrew Solomon's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFar From the Tree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Ian Brown's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Boy in the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, here is a heartfelt, funny and surprising memoir about one year spent driving a bus full of children with special needs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne morning in 2008, desperate, broke and living alone while trying unsuccessfully to write, Craig Davidson plucked a flyer out of his mailbox that read “Bus Drivers Wanted.” And so began his new career: driving a school bus for kids with special needs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFortified with a sense of humour similar to that of his charges, a creative approach to the challenge of driving an awkward vehicle while corralling a rowdy gang of schoolchildren, and unexpected reserves of empathy, Davidson takes us along for\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"atm_keep-reading-flag\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa fa-arrow-down\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the ride. He shows us his evolving relationship with each of the kids on that bus as they struggle physically, emotionally and socially, and he gradually reveals the much bigger world he imagines might exist outside the bus—a world with potential for both himself and his charges.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrecious Cargo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a moving and universal story about how we see and treat people with special needs in our society.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AGH Art Sales + Services","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51953315283261,"sku":"SALE-PRH810519","price":17.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/4464\/1863\/files\/PreciousCargo.jpg?v=1783626441","url":"https:\/\/shop.artgalleryofhamilton.com\/products\/precious-cargo","provider":"AGH Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}