I had longed to come home but now that I was there, it wasn't much fun. Home wasn't the same if I couldn't sleep in my own bedroom or use the bathroom by myself. I felt like a stranger in those familiar rooms..
Peg Kehret -Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio (1996)
This is a story about Peg Kehret's real life experience when she was sticken with polio at the age of twelve. With determination, Peg was recovered.
With her emotions flowing all the way through the book, the story connects to every young reader's heart.
Moreover, this story brings kids to aware the importance of vaccination and that is why we are celebrating World Polio Day today to commemorate the birth of Jonas Salk, who developed a vaccine against poliomyelitis.
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