02038cam a2200361 i 4500 384700748 TxAuBib 20190613120000.0 180927s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018044489 9780425287200 hardback 0425287203 hardback (OCoLC)1056203639 TxAuBib rda Bausum, Ann. Viral [TNN] : the fight against AIDS in America / Ann Bausum. New York : Viking, 2019. ©2019. 168 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "Groundbreaking narrative nonfiction for teens that tells the story of the AIDS crisis in America. Thirty-five years ago, it was a modern-day, mysterious plague. Its earliest victims were mostly gay men, some of the most marginalized people in the country; at its peak in America, it killed tens of thousands of people. The losses were staggering, the science frightening, and the government's inaction unforgivable. The AIDS Crisis fundamentally changed the fabric of the United States. Viral presents the history of the AIDS crisis through the lens of the brave victims and activists who demanded action and literally fought for their lives. This compassionate but unflinching text explores everything from the disease's origins and how it spread to the activism it inspired and how the world confronts HIV and AIDS today"-- Provided by publisher. "A History of the AIDS Crisis in the United States"-- Provided by publisher. 12+. Grade 9 to 12. 20190613. AIDS (Disease) United States. AIDS (Disease) United States History. Nonfiction. TXGPL