Positive : surviving my bullies, finding hope, and living to change the world

The Resource Positive : surviving my bullies, finding hope, and living to change the world
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Positive : surviving my bullies, finding hope, and living to change the world
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surviving my bullies, finding hope, and living to change the world
Statement of responsibility
a memoir by Paige Rawl with Ali Benjamin
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Language
eng
Summary
An astonishing memoir for the untold number of children whose lives have been touched by bullying. Positive is a must-read for teens, their parents, educators, and administrators--a brave, visceral work that will save lives and resonate deeply. Paige Rawl has been HIV positive since birth, but growing up, she never felt like her illness defined her. On an unremarkable day in middle school, she disclosed to a friend her HIV-positive status--and within hours the bullying began. From that moment forward, every day was like walking through a minefield. Paige was never sure when or from where the next text, taunt, or hateful message would come. Then one night, desperate for escape, fifteen-year-old Paige found herself in her bathroom staring at a bottle of sleeping pills. That could have been the end of her story. Instead, it was only the beginning. Paige's memoir calls for readers to choose action over complacency, compassion over cruelty--and above all, to be Positive. Includes twenty-five photos from Paige's personal collection throughout
Biography type
autobiography
Cataloging source
RECBK
Dewey number
362.19697/9200835
Index
no index present
Intended audience
HL730L
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Interest level
MG+
LC call number
RJ387.A25
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Reading level
5.1
Study program name
Accelerated Reader
Target audience
juvenile

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