Small Steps
Winner of the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award
Winner of the Young Hoosier Book Award
Winner of the Missouri Mark Twain Award
An ALA Notable Children’s Book Selection
Winner of the Golden Kite Award for Nonfiction
Winner of the Illinois Bluestem Book Award
Winner of the Kansas William Allen White Award
Winner of the PEN Center USA West Literary Award
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.
Peg Kehret was stricken with polio when she was twelve years old. At first paralyzed and terrified, she fought her way to recovery, aided by doctors and therapists, a loving family, supportive roommates fighting their own battles with the disease, and plenty of grit and luck
With the humor and suspense that are her trademarks, acclaimed author Peg Kehret vividly recreates the true story of her year of heartbreak and triumph.
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