It's not new , but I highly recommend this small yet powerful book that does a great job taking the reader back to 1949 when the author contracted polio at the age of 12. In Small steps : the year I got polio, Peg Kehret uses fictionalized dialogue and tender scenes to draw you into her world as she copes with her seven month ordeal. Her description of the onset of the illness is gripping, her account of being quarantined and her subsequent long hospitalization is fascinating. It's funny, sad, poignant and inspiring... and, of course, educational as we get to learn about all aspects of the disease. I used it with a group of 10-12 year olds and they all enjoyed it.
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