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- Little, Brown Young Readers US
USA, 20th century, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: death & bereavement (Chi
Critically acclaimed author Ami Polonsky delivers a deeply moving novel about a girl coming of age in the early years of the AIDS pandemic.
Iris tries to act normal at school, going through the motions and joking around with her friends. But nothing is normal, and sometimes it feels like she'll never laugh again. How can she, when her dad is dying of a virus that's off-limits to talk about? When she knows that soon all she'll have left of her kind, loving dad are memories, photos, and a binder full of the poems they used to exchange?
In a sea of rage and grief, Iris resolves to speak out against the rampant fear, misinformation, and prejudice surrounding AIDS-and find the pieces of Dad that she never knew before. Along the way, Iris might just find new sides to herself.
Award-winning author Ami Polonsky has crafted a lyrical, tender, earth-shattering novel that will stay with you long after you've turned the last page.
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