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Average rating3.8
Simone is a normal, everyday teenager trying to make her way through school, with one exception...she has HIV. While directing a play for the drama club she meets Miles and they start dating. Soon after, Simone starts receiving threatening notes telling her to end things with Miles or everyone will know she has HIV. Who would want to hurt her this way? Will this be a repeat of her previous school?
Simone is a great character, strong and personable. Being a teenager is hard enough. Being a teenager and going through what she did...I couldn't even imagine.
When people hear HIV they immediately think AIDS and mesh the two together. Most don't realize that people with HIV can lead normal, healthy lives without ever contracting AIDS. It's this type of thinking that harms more than protects. This is a well written and thought provoking book and shows that knowledge is key to understanding.