Life Issues
AIDS
Read It: Fiction
- Carlson, Melody. Papua New Guinea.
- Fiction Carlson Teen (2007)
- Traveling in Papua New Guinea with her journalist aunt, twenty-year-old Maddie becomes fast friends with Lydia, a young woman with dreams of becoming a medical doctor--and a very dark secret.
Read It: Non-Fiction
- Hinds, Maurene J. Fighting the AIDS and HIV epidemic: a global battle.
- 614.5993 H588f 2008 Teen
- Describes the history of the AIDS and HIV epidemic, the prevention and treatment of this disease, and its future impact on the world.
- Ellis, Deborah. Our stories, our songs: African children talk about AIDS .
- 362.709678 El592o 2005 Teen
- Presents accounts of children and teens in Africa whose lives have been affected by AIDS.
- Bush, Jenna. Ana's story: a journey of hope.
- 362.19697 B9634a 2007 Teen
- The author reveals the life of a young woman she met while on an internship with UNICEF and how, despite living with HIV and losing her family to AIDS, she is thriving and looking forward to giving her child a better life.
- Sparks, Beatrice. [Editors]. It happened to Nancy.
- 362.1969792 It 2005 Teen
- A teenaged victim of AIDS recounts her battle with the disease in her diary, describing her first love, the night she was date-raped, her diagnosis of AIDS, and her thoughts and dreams.
Click It/Call It
- Teen Health & Wellness
A comprehensive database for researching health-related issues. It's both a research/report tool and a self-help resource. (You'll need a library card to access this database.)
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
- National HIV/AIDS Hotline 1-800-342-AIDS, En Español 1-800-344-7432
- American Social Health Association
- Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF) (520) 628-7223
- Cool Nurse: HIV and Teens
- AIDS, Sex and Teens
Updated August 2008