This book was amazing! An absolute must read for everyone, especially those who have suffered from bullying or who knows someone who has been bullied. ( )

All teens and people who work with teens should read this book. Now. ( )

Paige Rawl's memoir of overcoming bullying after her HIV positive status was broadcast around her middle school. Her story is inspiring.
I had to listen to the audiobook for awhile and that was not as pleasurable as the story on the written page - the pacing and cadence didn't work as well for me. We had a great book discussion about this title. ( )

Best recommendation I can give this book: Saw it while walking through Barnes and Noble today, and picked it up to read a couple paragraphs to see if it's something I'd be interested in adding to my "to read" list. Here I am, four hours later, having skipped out on everything I should have been doing today to finish this book (while still sitting in that Barnes and Noble). The title is "Positive," and while the journey Paige and her mother went through to get to the end-point of this book was anything but, the final message is still exactly that: Positive. I walked out with the copy I sat and read in just a few hours because (well, first of all, I'd just read the entire book, so I couldn't NOT buy it, right?), but mostly I bought it because I think this is a book I will, at some point, end up giving to someone who I feel could really benefit from the overall message. This is a story that will resonate with many, whether or not they (or you) have ever been even peripherally affected by HIV/AIDS. ( )

Paige Rawl's memoir about growing up with HIV. She is about 20 (graduated high school in 2013). She was born with HIV passed from her mother. She is doing well due to medications that keep HIV at bay. But her physical life is different from her emotional and social life. When a "trusted best friend" shares her condition at a middle school lock-in, Paige's life turns upside down. Threats, bullying, and fear suddenly take root. The school is inept and tells her to stop being so dramatic. Paige must learn who her true friends are and how she is going to move forward. A powerful story that every middle school student should read. ( )