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Maybe being broken helps you become a better person. In this dazzling memoir, hiv positive teenager paige tells the deeply personal yet universal story of how she managed to overcome the trauma of persistent bullying by choosing compassion over cruelty, and how she resolved to fight daily on behalf of others in her place. As paige continues to heal, she attends a summer camp for kids who have hivaids and makes new friends. Positive is a mustread for teens, their parents, educators, and administratorsa brave. On one hand, this was a positive for the book because, a even kids as young as 6th grade could understand the book and what it is trying to say.
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