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1 online resource (xiii, 272 pages) : illustrations |
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| Summary |
An astonishing memoir for the untold number of children whose lives have been touched by bullying. Positive is a must-read for teens, their parents, educators, and administrators--a brave, visceral work that will save lives and resonate deeply. Paige Rawl has been HIV positive since birth, but growing up, she never felt like her illness defined her. On an unremarkable day in middle school, she disclosed to a friend her HIV-positive status--and within hours the bullying began. From that moment forward, every day was like walking through a minefield. Paige was never sure when or from where the next text, taunt, or hateful message would come. Then one night, desperate for escape, fifteen-year-old Paige found herself in her bathroom staring at a bottle of sleeping pills. That could have been the end of her story. Instead, it was only the beginning. Paige's memoir calls for readers to choose action over complacency, compassion over cruelty--and above all, to be Positive. Includes twenty-five photos from Paige's personal collection throughout. |
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HL730L Lexile |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 5.1 10 168156 |
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Accelerated Reader MG+ 5.1 10 168156 |
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A teen survivor of bullying describes how her HIV positive status was discovered at school and made her the target of abuse by peers and school officials, actions that prompted a suicide attempt and subsequent dedication to advocacy. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Rawl, Paige -- Health -- Juvenile literature.
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Rawl, Paige -- Health.
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Rawl, Paige. |
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HIV-positive children -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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AIDS (Disease) in adolescence -- Patients -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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AIDS (Disease) in adolescence -- Social aspects -- Juvenile literature.
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Bullying -- Psychological aspects -- Juvenile literature.
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HIV-positive persons.
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AIDS (Disease) -- Patients.
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AIDS (Disease) -- Social aspects.
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Bullying -- Psychological aspects.
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AIDS (Disease) in adolescence -- Social aspects. |
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Bullying -- Psychological aspects. |
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Health. |
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HIV-positive children. |
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Electronic books. |
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Biography.
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Juvenile works.
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| Added Author |
Benjamin, Ali, author.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Rawl, Paige. Positive New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2014] 9780062342515 (DLC) 2014005857 (OCoLC)866620641 |
| ISBN |
9780062342539 : $18.99 |
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0062342533 : $18.99 |
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