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This was one of our obligatory high school reads. My best friend's mother was crippled with polio and during the 60's in Sydney you would still see kids in primary schools in calipers. An inspiring book.
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Feb 24, 2008
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
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I first saw this as a movie or mini-series on PBS years ago, and then interloaned the book. It's a beautiful story about the author's childhood in Australia surviving a bout with polio.
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Read this eons ago, and it is an amzing book. Even over the years I remember the foot races and the bring to life of the Australian bush
Another great children's classic. A heart-warming story of a whole different kind of bravery.
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Very interesting story of Alan Marshall's childhood. I'd read snippets of this in a few English classes but it was nice to read the whole book. It was inspirational and his viewpoint of his disabilities was positive and motivational.
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Oct 20, 2009
Anne_MB
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Feb 18, 2012
Kay
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Nicole Naunton
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Jul 24, 2015
Suzanne Kiraly
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Apr 02, 2018
Kim
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Jun 14, 2019
Idit
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