Description:
A graphic novella that promotes HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention to teens and young adults
Brief description: Karen W. Gavigan is an assistant professor in the School of Library and Information Science at the University of South Carolina. Her research interests include the use of graphic novels in schools and libraries and the instructional role of the school librarian. With Mindy Tomasevich, Gavigan is co-author of Connecting Comics to Curriculum: Strategies for Grades 6�12 and the �Connecting Comics to Curriculum� column in Library Media Connection.
Review Quotes:
The young men at the SCDJJ write about the dangers of drinking alcohol and having unprotected sex, [and] they explore universal themes of sex, power, and victimhood. The main characters engage in blackmail, bullying, treachery, and retribution. They face moral choices, personified by a devil on their shoulders--and they live with the life-altering consequences of their actions. This book allows teenagers to safely deal with the fallout from bad choices made by kids just like them.
-- "A&U: America's AIDS Magazine"