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The year i got polio peg kehret reading for sanity. The book deeply touched readers of all ages and received many awards and honors. The body of the memoir has not changed but the epilogue has been updated. This anniversary edition includes an updated and extended. The author describes her battle against polio when she was thirteen and her efforts to. She tells about her search for some of the inhabitants of the book and even asks readers to help her. For example, peg, the narrator of the memoir, is diagnosed with polio at the age of twelve.
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The experience changed kehrets life, as she describes in her memoir small steps. 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. With the wide spread rumors of what polio is peg starts out with little hope to survive, let alone to overcome this disease. The author describes her battle against polio when. This 20162017 oregon battle of the books selection tells the true story of peg kehret, who at age 12 contracted three different kinds of polio. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
The year i got polio, received the dorothy canfield fisher childrens book award in 1998. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Small steps peg kehret was a wellrounded, plentifully suspensful book in an. This guide contains 20 pages of activities 43 total pages including the answer key, assessments, and scoring rubrics. Small steps book skokie public library bibliocommons. Peg kehret has updated her memoir about the year she contracted polio and the aftermath. The statue of liberty give me your tired, your poor. The year i got polio paperback january 1, 1996 by peg kehret author visit amazons peg kehret page.
My 9 year old daughter starting 4th grade was dubious about the book at first, but after the first page was in love. This book is about a normal twelve year old girl who is suddenly diagnosed with three kinds of polio. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 205 pages and is available in hardcover format. 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. She developed polio at the age of twelve and was hospitalized for nearly a year. 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. Ten years ago, in a riveting story of courage and hope, peg kehret wro. With the humor and suspense that are her trademarks, peg kehret. The year i got polio worksheets and literature unit by peg kehret grades 37 daily reading journal go beyond a simple. It began at the age of ten when she wrote and sold the dog. Read download small steps the year i got polio pdf pdf. Kehret made a complete recovery, later graduating from austin high school and then attending the university of minnesota for one year.
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