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YA
Photographs by
Mia Baxter.
In this aesthetically rudimentary but effective biography of the pseudonymous Ana, an HIV-positive Latin American teen mother, President Bush's daughter has the good sense to let the story speak for itself. The writing is relentlessly declarative but sincere, and frequent chapter breaks and lots of scene-setting photographs relieve its monotony. Extensive appended material includes resources for help with HIV and abuse. Websites.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2007
290 pp.
| HarperCollins/Rayo
| October, 2007
|
TradeISBN 978-0-06-144861-4$18.99
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YA
Translated by Bertha Ruiz de la Concha.
Photographs by
Mia Baxter.
Bush tells the story of Ana, an HIV-positive teen she met while working in Latin America for UNICEF. Ana's tale is related in a very straightforward way without much style, also evident in the Spanish translation. Many photographs help break up the text. Copious appended information about HIV and abuse is useful. Websites.