When Heroes Die

by Penny Raife Durant

Book Overview

Tragedy hits home when a young boy learns his favorite uncle is dying of AIDS. Breaks new ground in dispelling myths about the AIDS epidemic. Durant should be commended for her frank treatment of a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689317646
• ISBN13: 9780689317644
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Atheneum Books
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

When Heroes Die

At 12 years of age, fatherless Gary is developing his basketball skills and falling for the charms of Shanna, his first girl friend. But his world crumbles when it is revealed to him that his beloved role model, Uncle Rob, has AIDS and is gay. Gary's changing relationships with Shanna,  his best friend Sam, and with Rob, are convincingly sketched in a book suitable for Form 1 onward. Rob's final days and death are,  though starkly shown, still appropriate for the reading level.