Good Reads
AIDS & STDs
Fiction
\ Nonfiction
FICTION
The following books can be found in the Fiction collection, shelved by the
first three letters of the author's last name, e.g., F BAR .
It
happened to Nancy (Anonymous).
The
journal of a 14-year old who fell in love (she thought), but was then
date-raped and infected with the HIV virus. Chronicles her experiences
with AIDS.
Cunningham, Michael. The hours.
A young man is dying of AIDS and has a farewell party hours before his death.
Flinn, Alex. Fade to black.
An
HIV-positive high school student hospitalized after being attacked, the bigot
accused of the crime, and the only witness, a classmate
with Down Syndrome, reveal how the assault has changed their lives as
they tell of its aftermath.
Hoffman, Alice.
AT RISK.
The blood transfusion Amanda received when she
was 6 was contaminated, and now she has AIDS. Besides having to deal
with her impending death, 11 year old Amanda faces inordinate rejection from
the parents who organize a protest to ban her from school, from her younger
brother's best friend's parents who forbid him to visit, and from neighbors
who shun the family. Amanda and her family stick by each other and
prove, once again, that "blood is thicker than water."
Humphreys,
Martha. Until whatever.
Seventeen-year-old Karen persists in renewing
an old friendship with her classmate Connie when Connie comes down with AIDS,
despite pressure from other students, her mother, and her best friends.
Kerr,
M. E. NIGHT KITES.
When
Erick was 5 and his older brother was 15, Pete made a kite with lights so he
could fly it at night. Pete explained its significance to Erick:
"...most kites fly in the daytime, but some go up in the dark.
They go up alone, on their own...and they're not afraid to be
different. Some people are different too." Erick's life used
to be simple and predictable until his senior year in high school when he
falls for Nicki, his best friend's girlfriend, and
finds out that his brother has AIDS.
Nelson, Theresa. Earthshine ; a
novel.
Slim watches over her father, a disarmingly
charismatic man, as his struggle with AIDS reaches its climax.
NONFICTION
306.70835 TEE
Wells, Ken R. Teenage sexuality
361.1 PRO v.14
Pro/con : International development.
362.1 AID
Roleff, Tamara L. AIDS.
362.1 SPR
Leone, Daniel A., ed. Spread of AIDS.
Presents
a wide range of viewpoints on the spread of AIDS.
362.1 WIN
Winick, Judd. Pedro and me :
friendship, loss, and what I learned.
In
graphic format, this book describes the friendship between two roommates on
the MTV show The Real World, one of whom died of AIDS.
614.4 EPI
Dudley, William. Epidemics : opposing viewpoints.
A
collection of writings that discuss whether or not infectious diseases are a
threat to humanity.
616.9 AID
AIDS.
Contains
quotes, graphs, and charts, all of which are well documented.
REF 613 HEA
Health matters! v. 7.
This
volume deals with HIV infections, AIDS, and STDs.
