Small Steps

The Year I Got Polio

Pages: 208
Published: 1996
Language: English

Peg Kehret's "Small Steps" is a realistic and moving story about a young girl's struggle with polio. It details her journey through illness, rehabilitation, and the challenges of adapting to a new way of life. This book offers a look at resilience and the human spirit in the face of adversity.

Prose complexity: 4/10

Sad Emotional Reflective Inspiring

Coming of Age Survival

Biography Biography & Memoir Health Juvenile Young Adult

Peg Kehret

Peg Kehret writes suspenseful fiction and memoirs for middle-grade readers. She is best known for the thriller Stolen Children and her personal account of surviving polio, Small Steps. Her stories focus on young people overcoming difficult obstacles with courage and common sense.