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To Stand On My Own Summary

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In the book, To Stand On My Own, There is one main character who writes the book. Her name is Noreen Robertson. Other important characters are Ann, Noreen’s Mother and Father, Bessie, Edna, Julie, Thelma, and Lillian. The main setting is in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Another main setting is Regina where the hospital Noreen stays in is. Noreen Robertson is like any normal kid who loves to play. She loves riding her bike and she also loves swimming. Her mom does not allow Noreen and her older brother Edmund to go swimming in the city pool. One day Noreen’s best friend Bessie convinces Noreen and Edmund to go to the swimming pool with her. They did this a few times. Then one night, Noreen’s leg hurt a lot and her parents rushed her to the hospital. She had Polio. Polio, which is short for poliomyelitis, is a disease that can cause temporary or permanent paralysis. At certain stages of polio, it is contagious. Noreen was paralyzed from the hips down. After going to Regina for further treatment, Noreen had a long but successful recovery. …show more content…

I enjoyed the way the author wrote the book because it felt although you were right in that hospital room with Noreen. I couldn’t stop reading the book. There was something about it that made you have the urge to keep reading. I think that I mostly connect with Noreen. Like her, I am sort of a tomboy but still care about fashion. As she did in the book, I also fall into peer pressure sometimes. One of my favourite quotes in the book is Noreen’s father always saying ‘Olive’ instead of “ I’ll have”. Whenever her father said that it made her mother laugh. Even in the hardest times when Noreen got the disease, that made her laugh. Noreen was glad to see her mother laugh. Another favourite quote from the book was, “She thanks God every day.” That made me think that I don’t thank God enough for everything I

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