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Loved this banned book

An incredibly important YA novel about a teen who‘s HIV+. It was informative and moving. Navigating HS is hard enough & Simone has the added fear of someone telling her secret when anon notes begin showing up with that threat.

I loved when she showed her vulnerability & when others embraced her. She has a strength & determination that‘s admirable; however, at times I felt she was judgmental & rude toward her friends who were supportive of her.

Reading Full Disclosure for #booked2022 Living With AIDS/HIV prompt. Trying to get past my incredulity and fury at the early scene where a GYN sees a 17yo for her sex questions without even trying to kick her dad out of the room. NO, PEOPLE, THIS IS NOT NORMAL OR HOW IT IS DONE. Signed, a doctor with an interest in adolescent and sexual health.

On my hook : cotton summer boobs for a friend

What a wonderful book and story this was! This book gave me a new perspective on HIV and those living with HIV. I couldn‘t put this book down on several occasions because it kept me wanting more, but bedtimes and such… haha. Definitely recommend!

🎧 This was a recommendation from someone who picked up the book but hadn‘t read it yet. The cover‘s pretty so I was all in. #sharreadathon

Well it‘s definitely YA & I saw everything coming a mile away BUT the narrator was perfect & the story was sweet! I really enjoyed it.

Simone is a 17 yo who was born with HIV. She has 2 overprotective dads that adopted her at birth.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👇🏻

Took me a bit to get into, but after the first quarter I was invested in Simone's story.

Sort of spoiler(??) I didn't feel too much about the resolution. I feel like the bully could've somehow been explored more, or maybe the author hadn't thought that much about wrapping up the novel, because much of it felt rushed. Nowhere near enough to ruin the main narrative and the message of it all, but I was left wishing for a little more detail.

The story of a HIV positive teen and her struggle to navigate her high school years, this is an eye opening book dealing with a difficult subject. While I found the writing a bit awkward in places, but as the debut novel of the author dealing with such a difficult but important subject, I give it some leeway. The novel was informative, intersectional, and positive. I give it a pick overall.

A revelation! Simone Garcia-Hampton, a funny, artsy, bi(curious), and HIV-positive teen, must learn how to navigate self-love and racism in a not-always-accepting community, especially after what happened at her last high school when they found out about her status... Perfect for readers looking for original and different YA stories. Very feminist, diverse, sex-positive and surprisingly informative.

I've been more into audiobooks lately than I have my entire life.
It definitely passes the time at work and helps me get some reading in since I'm usually too tired to do any physical reading.🤍💙

Onto my 3rd audiobook of this month and as well as the year so far.

I learnt so much about how HIV works from this book.

This story‘s about high schooler, musical loving, Simone. She was born with HIV and is at her 2nd high school after being exposed and harassed. She is managing the school‘s production of Rent where she falls for a boy named Miles. As their attraction to each other furthers and she realizes she has to disclose her status, someone starts leaving threatening notes saying they know what she has. This is the first YA that made me feel that 👇🏼

Happy 3rd birthday to the best reading partner ever!! I love you Jolene(Jo-Weenie)💗🐾💗🐾

This is the last work week of the year. Woke up this morning with it snowing so the school I teach at is delayed this morning. Means extra reading time! 5 days until winter break!!!!! ❄️☃️❄️☃️❄️☃️

I‘m glad this book exists to hopefully help educate people & let other HIV positive teens see themselves represented. Simone is a strong young woman who is also allowed to be real, & I liked her a good deal. But this is def a debut—writing felt soapbox-ish at times, the outing subplot felt unnecessary & I was not thrilled w/who was behind it & why. Dialogue was often odd in a way I can‘t fully articulate. Not a bad book, but not a standout. 3/5 ⭐️

Okay yes, SF area housing prices are ridiculous, but um, most people don‘t have multiple guest rooms unless they‘re rich? Fuck, most people around here don‘t have ONE guest room...they have a couch or an Aerobed in the living room. The author is from NY so it‘s not like she grew up somewhere super cheap where every middle class family had three guest rooms or something. This is just a weird thing to say.

[Ummmmmmm okay, not gonna DNF or anything but this 17 year old girl‘s father not only went with her to a gynecologist appointment, but stayed in the room for the breast exam??????? They didn‘t do a pelvic but still, what the fuck?]

Considering I just saw something about a study that shows a significant number of teens think you can get HIV from handshakes and toilet seats and stuff, I‘m really glad this book exists and I hope it‘ll be great so I can recommend it to all those dodos. (Well, and to their garbage schools that apparently aren‘t teaching them any better.) #nowreading

Today on the blog, Haley shares what she's been reading recently in another new feature: What We're Reading Wednesdays.

Head on over and check it out and let us know what books you've been enjoying.

https://stuckinthestacks.com/2019/11/20/what-were-reading-wednesday-a-snapshot/

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HIV and Aids is around, we know more about the disease but people are still scared to be around people who have it. When Simone is transferred to a new school all she wants is to be normal and keep her secret. Then she is falling for a classmate Miles and she struggles with telling him the truth about her secret. Then a mysterious letters start showing up in her locker and it says I know your secret. Leave Miles alone or else I will tell him.

Hey All,

I know I usually do #CoverLove the last week of the month, but next week will be really busy and I will be many places with no reception, so I am getting an early deep dive.

This month we are looking at YA titles.

First Up Full Disclosure. I love how the artist used light and color in the image they used.

Out October 28
#CoverLove #YAedition

Monday #reading #netgalley

Stunning cover for a stellar debut! This was a fast read full of personality. The author crafts Simone‘s story with tenderness, honesty, and respect. Really appreciated the candid discussions about sex amongst the friends. Definitely a unique release to look out for! Publication date is October 29, 2019. You can read my full review on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2877905809