Book
Earthshine
- Published
- 1994
- Genre
- Fiction
- Pages
- 182
- Words
- 46921
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 5.1
- AR interest level
- UG — upper grades, 9–12
- Lexile
- 900L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 10–13
Twelve-year-old Slim is coping with her father's AIDS diagnosis when she joins a support group and befriends Isaiah, another child living with AIDS in his family. Their friendship challenges Slim's fear and prejudice as she faces her father's final months.
Collections
ALSC Notables
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780531068670
- ISBN-10
- 0531068676
Tags
ALSC NotablesFamily Life-Death/DyingFamily Life-FathersFamily Life-IllnessInterpersonal Relationships-FriendshipPeople-ChildrenRealistic FictionSocial Issues-Illness