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Chanda's secrets /

A girl's struggle amid the African AIDS pandemic, Chanda, is an astonishingly perceptive girl living in the small city of Bonang, a fictional city in Southern Africa. When her youngest sister dies, the first hint of HIV/AIDS emerges, Chanda must confront undercurrents of shame and stigma. Not a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stratton, Allan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto ; New York : Annick Press, [2004]
Subjects:
AIDS (Disease) > Africa > Juvenile fiction.
Teenagers and death > Juvenile fiction.
Secrecy > Juvenile fiction.
Shame > Juvenile fiction.
Sida > Afrique > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Adolescents et mort > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Secret > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Honte > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Juvenile materials.
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Summary:A girl's struggle amid the African AIDS pandemic, Chanda, is an astonishingly perceptive girl living in the small city of Bonang, a fictional city in Southern Africa. When her youngest sister dies, the first hint of HIV/AIDS emerges, Chanda must confront undercurrents of shame and stigma. Not afraid to explore the horrific realities of AIDS, Chanda's Secrets also captures the enduring strength of loyalty, friendship and family ties. Above all, it is a story about the corrosive nature of secrets and the healing power of truth.
Physical Description:193 pages ; 19 cm.
Awards:American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults, 2005.
Booklist Editors' Choice/Adult Books for Young Adults, 2004.
Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in YA Literature, 2005.
ISBN:155037835X (bound) :
1550378341 (pbk.) :