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Second chances / Harriet Zaidman.

By: Publication details: Markham, ON. : Brighton, MA Red Deer Press, 2021.Description: 288 pages ; 19 cmISBN:
  • 9780889956391 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Awards:
  • Winner of the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Writing for Young People, 2022.
Summary: "Dale Melnyk, who plays goal for his community hockey team and dreams of playing in the NHL someday, suddenly finds himself gasping in an iron lung. Like other young polio victims in Winnipeg in 1955, Dale's life is upended. As he fights back, he learns some hard realities about the disease -- and also about the racism lurking in the city."--From publisher.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Teen FIC Hanover Public Library Shelves YA FIC ZAID (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31906001237990

"Dale Melnyk, who plays goal for his community hockey team and dreams of playing in the NHL someday, suddenly finds himself gasping in an iron lung. Like other young polio victims in Winnipeg in 1955, Dale's life is upended. As he fights back, he learns some hard realities about the disease -- and also about the racism lurking in the city."--From publisher.

Winner of the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Writing for Young People, 2022.

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