Quicksand HIV/AIDS in Our Lives

Name: Quicksand HIV/AIDS in Our Lives
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ISBN: 9780763660697

ISBN-10: 0763660698

ISBN-13: 9780763660697

Edition: N/A

Authors: Candlewick Press

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What is it like to be affected by HIV/AIDS? A moving first-person account offers insight — and basic facts.ONE DAY I FOUND OUT THAT SOMEONE I KNOW — MY BROTHER-IN-LAW, JAY — HAD HIV/AIDS. AT THE MOMENT I HEARD HIS DIAGNOSIS, I REALIZED THAT I HAD STEPPED INTO THE QUICKSAND OF A NEW AND TERRIBLE WORLD — AND I WAS SINKING FAST.Weaving together her own story with straightforward questions and answers, the author explains the real ways that HIV/AIDS can be transmitted and explores the common experiences and emotions that might be encountered by friends and family members of someone who has the virus. She also discusses why HIV/AIDS is often still kept a secret and the importance of treating…

Book details

List price: $7.00
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication date: 11/13/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 112
Size: 7.72" wide x 5.15" long x 0.33" tall
Weight: 0.220
Language: English