Close to home: a story of the polio epidemic
Author:
Series:
Publisher:
Viking
Publication Date:
[1993]
Language:
English
Lexile measure:
570L
Description
In the summer of 1952, Betsy sees her vacation fun overshadowed by the spreading polio epidemic, while her mother and other scientists work frantically to develop a vaccine for the crippling disease.
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Contributors:
ISBN:
9780140360837
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 3.7, 1 Points
Level 3.7, 1 Points
Lexile measure:
570L
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|---|---|
| Grouping Title | close to home a story of the polio epidemic |
| Grouping Author | lydia weaver |
| Grouping Category | book |
| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2025-07-04 20:14:14PM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-07-17 22:35:48PM |
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1993
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Once upon America
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Once upon America|
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Poliomyelitis -- Juvenile fiction
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Close to home : a story of the polio epidemic
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