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The other pandemic : an AIDS memoir
Audience Teens 14-17 years
Published [2023] by Charlesbridge, Watertown, MA
ISBN 9781623543501
Bib Id 1223249
Copyright 2023
Description 164 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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Leader
cam a22 8i 4500
LCCN
2022-023041
ISBN
9781623543501 (hardcover) $20.00
1623543509
Call #
306.7662 C
Title
The other pandemic : an AIDS memoir
Publication Information
[2023] by Charlesbridge, Watertown, MA :
Copyright Date
©2023
Description
164 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Important people -- Introduction: The years of COVID-19 -- Growing up gay in America -- "The only living boy in New York" -- "Disco inferno" -- "California Dreamin'" -- Gay cancer -- America reacts -- The summer of 1985 -- Star power -- An era of pain and sorrow -- The bucket list -- Home alone -- The end -- After -- Tributes -- Epilogue: "Being alive, being alive."
Summary
In the 1980s and 1990s the HIV/AIDS epidemic took hold across the country. The devastating disease progressed through the gay community, causing staggering losses as divisive politics and discrimination exacerbated the death toll. Curlee, like most people in their twenties at the time, lived life to the fullest, creating a life he loved as an artist moving in with his life partner. Here he tells a story of resilience, love, and loss. It is a valuable tool for understanding our current cultural landscape, where equitable LGBTQ+ rights and access to health care continue to be threatened today. -- adapted from jacket
Audience
Ages 12 and up
Grades 10-12
Genre/Form
Young adult nonfiction.
Personal narratives.
Autobiographies
Personal narratives.
Autobiographies
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