Ryan White describes how he got AIDS, engaged in a legal battle to return to school, and became a celebrity and spokesman for issues concerning the deadly disease.
277 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Target Audience Note:
860L Lexile
Other Title:
My own story
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-274)
Contents:
Growing Up Different How I Got AIDS How I Tried to Go Back to School How I Got Back in School-But Had to Leave Town I Come Up Grinning: How Life Changed Going to a Better Place Epilogue: Ryan's Final Illness and Funeral Tributes from Michael Jackson and Elton John Ryan's Testimony Before the President's Commission on AIDS "Does AIDS Hurt?"-Answers to Questions People Ask Resources: Videos, organizations, and other sources of information about AIDS
