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Earthshine
Earthshine
Author: Theresa Nelson
Slim's father, a charismatic actor named Mack, is dying of AIDS.  Slim and — Mack's companion, Larry, help care for Mack.  Soon Slim joins a support group — for family members who live with people who have AIDS.  There she meets Isaiah, — who believes their parents can be cured by the Miracle Man in the "Hungry — Valley...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780440219897
ISBN-10: 0440219892
Publication Date: 3/1/1996
Pages: 192
Reading Level: Young Adult
Rating:
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Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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"Slim's father, a charismatic actor named Mack, is dying of AIDS. Slim and Mack's companion, Larry, help care for Mack. Soon Slim joins a support group for family members who live with people who have AIDS. There she meets Isaiah, who believes their parents can be cured by the Miracle Man in the "Hungry Valley' north of Los Angeles. Slim believes only what she sees: that her father and others are dying and no one is trying to stop it. But Isaiah's faith in miracles rubs off on Slim, and with their family and friends they journey into the mountains to find their own moment of magic and miracles"