Positive: A Memoir by Paige RawlMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Excellent memoir for junior high and high school students! Paige Rawl was born HIV positive which she didn't know a life any different. Through daily medications, Paige lived a completely normal life. Through her innocence she told her best friend she was HIV positive in 6th grade. At that point, everything in Paige's life changed for the worse. Bullying, harassment, isolation, and unsupported administration which led to depression, stress induced seizures and an attempted suicide.
A book which students in grades 7+ should read. In order to understand the consequences of bullying as well as how students can empower each other and raise one another up rather than break each other down.
Paige's memoir shows how one person can rise up during what can be the hardest school years for some children, and how she currently continues to help others.
*Some language in the book, but used in context during conversations that took place.
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