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Loading... The Naked Truth: Young, Beautiful, and (HIV) Positiveby Marvelyn Brown
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. The Naked Truth is one of the most powerful books I have read in quite a while. Written on a young adult level it will be raising awareness in the generation who believe bad things don't happen to them. Marvelyn Brown is an amazing young woman. ( ) Marvelyn begins this story as an outgoing, popular high school student who struggles with her grades, catty females, and a mother who exhibits tough love. One day she meets Prince Charming, a man she could easily spend the rest of her life with. Unfortunately she contracts HIV from "Charming" and her life takes a drastic change. Her HIV status is no secret in Nashville which leads to her being stigmatized until she tries to start her life over in another location. This was a great, great, great book. I recommend this book for everyone because you will want to talk about it. Her story is honest--it is definitely the naked truth. You won't be able to put it down. no reviews | add a review
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The surprisingly hopeful story of how a straight, nonpromiscuous, everyday girl contracted HIV and how she manages to stay upbeat, inspired, and more positive about life than ever before At nineteen years of age, Marvelyn Brown was lying in a stark white hospital bed at Tennessee Christian Medical Center, feeling hopeless. A former top track and basketball athlete, she was in the best shape of her life, but she was battling a sudden illness in the intensive care unit. Doctors had no idea what was going on. It never occurred to Brown that she might be HIV positive. Having unprotected sex with her Prince Charming had set into swift motion a set of circumstances that not only landed her in the fight of her life, but also alienated her from her community. Rather than give up, however, Brown found a reason to fight and a reason to live. The Naked Truth is an inspirational memoir that shares how an everyday teen refused to give up on herself, even as others would forsake her. More, it's a cautionary tale that every parent, guidance counselor, and young adult should read. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)362.19697920092Social sciences Social problems and services; associations Social problems of & services to groups of people People with physical illnesses Services to people with specific conditions Diseases Other diseases Diseases of immune system Immune deficiency diseases AIDS AIDS subdivisions AIDS standard subdivisionsLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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