YES, VIRGINIA, THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS.Virginia grew up. Goodin debuts with a warmhearted story of a community struggling to navigate a 1952 outbreak of polio. The book centers on the efforts of Virginia O'Hanlon Douglas (a real historical figure),...
When the polio epidemic of '52 reaches New York City, a young WWII veteran races against time, public fear of the disease, and demons from his past, to save the life of a little girl.