Wilmington Memorial Library

Viral, the fight against AIDS in America, Ann Bausum

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

12+

Grade 9 to 12

non fiction

Viral

bibliography

1056203639

Ann Bausum

the fight against AIDS in America

Narrative nonfiction for teens that tells the story of the AIDS crisis in America. Presents the history of the AIDS crisis through the lens of the victims and activists who demanded action and literally fought for their lives. Explores the disease's origins and how it spread, the activism it inspired, and how the world confronts HIV and AIDS today"Groundbreaking narrative nonfiction for teens that tells the story of the AIDS crisis in America. Thirty-five years ago, it was a modern-day, mysterious plague. Its earliest victims were mostly gay men, some of the most marginalized people in the country; at its peak in America, it killed tens of thousands of people. The losses were staggering, the science frightening, and the government's inaction unforgivable. The AIDS Crisis fundamentally changed the fabric of the United States. Viral presents the history of the AIDS crisis through the lens of the brave victims and activists who demanded action and literally fought for their lives. This compassionate but unflinching text explores everything from the disease's origins and how it spread to the activism it inspired and how the world confronts HIV and AIDS today"--, Provided by publisher"A History of the AIDS Crisis in the United States"--, Provided by publisher

Contagion 1969-1983. Before ; Outbreak ; Reactions ; Bearings -- Catastrophe 1983-1992. Outed ; Positive ; Transitions ; Outrage ; Coverage ; Fury ; Outlook -- Control 1992-today. Lost ; Drugs ; Revival ; Legacies

juvenile