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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster Children's Publishing
ISBN-100689866119
ISBN-139780689866111
eBay Product ID (ePID)4472065
Product Key Features
Book TitleBeat Goes on
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicSocial Themes / Dating & Relationships, Social Themes / Adolescence, Diseases / Aids & Hiv, General
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Fiction, Health & Fitness
AuthorAdele Minchin
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight13.5 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal823.92
SynopsisPeople don't want to talk about it. they're scared they might catch it....nobody realizes that there are people like emma out there who have just had a bit of bad luck from one careless mistake.From The Beat Goes OnAt fifteen shy Leyla looks up to her sixteen-year-old cousin, Emma. Beautiful, confident, and popular with boys, Emma seems to have it all. But when Emma learns that she's HIV positive after having unprotected sex just once, Leyla must be the strong one. Supporting her cousin through all the changes, even teaching music to kids in Emma's support group, Leyla promises to keep it all a secret. But when Leyla's gorgeous new boyfriend thinks condoms are optional, and Emma's health begins to decline, Leyla realizes people will never be safe unless they are aware. Will she find the courage to speak out and make people understand?