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Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio
Average rating
4.1 out of 5
Based on 2,844 Ratings and 642 Reviews

Book Description
In a riveting story of courage and hope, Peg Kehret writes about months spent in a hospital when she was twelve, first struggling to survive a severe case of polio, then slowly learning to walk again.
Book Information
PublisherAlbert Whitman & Co
BindingPaperback (12 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages179
ISBN-100807574589
ISBN-13978-0807574584
Publication Date01/01/1996
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About Denise Shanahan (Author) : Denise Shanahan is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Denise Shanahan include The Mystery of the Wild Ponies (Boxcar Children Mysteries), Th... more
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About Peg Kehret (Author) : Peg Kehret is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Peg Kehret include Earthquake terror, The Ghost That Followed Us Home, Stolen Children, and... more
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11/11/2012 Jerry Davis said:
Peg Schulze Kehret's account of her fight against polio (1949-50), which struck her at age 12, vividly recalls her hospitalization and treatment even though she wrote the story over four decades later. Kehret's current struggle with postpolio syndrome underlines the dreaded power of the disease. Her... more

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