01342cam a2200265 i 4500 1165926642 TxAuBib 20240307120000.0 951212s1996||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 95052641 9780756912338 PFNL 0756912334 PFNL (OCoLC)33969341 TxAuBib rda Kehret, Peg. Small steps : the year I got polio / Peg Kehret. Morton Grove, Ill. : Albert Whitman, 1996. 179 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Prologue -- Diagnosis -- Paralyzed from the neck down -- Oxygen tent and a chocolate milkshake-- "You can't burn my bear!" -- Hot packs -- Torture time -- Star patient surprises everyone -- Roommates -- Sunday visitors -- Happy thirteenth birthday -- Dancing the hula, popping a wheelie -- Disappointing trip -- Great accordion concert -- Good-bye, silver; hello, sticks -- Plans for a pageant -- Present for Dr. Bevis -- Back to school -- Epilogue -- Special thanks. The author describes her battle against polio when she was thirteen and her efforts to overcome its debilitating effects. 20240307.