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"Readers will learn to identify STDs, understand the dangers they pose, and discover how they are spread. They'll also learn what they can do to protect themselves, the importance of getting tested, and where to go to get help"--Provided by publisher.

"Young people have the highest rate for contracting a sexually transmitted disease or STD for any age group. According to the Center for Disease Control, roughly half of the 19.7 million cases per year represent patients between the ages of fifteen and twenty-four. A positive diagnosis for an STD can be scary and result in loneliness and uncertainty. However, STDs are common and can be treated or managed with medical help. Readers will learn how to cope with an STD and gain peace of mind by exploring the testing process, helpful treatments, sexual health education, and more"--Amazon.

Slim's father is dying of AIDS and so she joins a support group and meets Isaiah, who also has a parent with AIDS. Together they try to find a miracle.

Provides a history of the legal challenges to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender adoptions of children, with personal anecdotes of individuals who have challenged the view that same-sex orientation renders individuals incapable of being good parents.

Essays on AIDS by Secretary General of the United Nations Kofi Annan, Nobel Prize-winning novelist Nadine Gordimer, filmmaker Rory Kennedy, publisher Nan Richardson, and renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs.

Slim's father is dying of AIDS and Slim joins an AIDS support group. There she meets Isaiah who thinks their parents can be cured by a Miracle Man.