Small Steps The Year I Got Polio Author:Peg Kehret, Denise Shanahan In a riveting story of courage and hope, Peg Kehret tells of months spent in a hospital when she was twelve, first struggling to survive a severe case of polio, then slowly learning to walk again. Her powerful account is also full of the humor that she and four spunky roommates found in daily hospital life.
My 10 year old daughter, who doesn't read voluntarily, enjoyed this book. It is the true story of a 12 year old girl who contracts polio, but overcomes the disease.