The Naked Truth

by Marvelyn Brown with Courtney E. Martin
Lexile:  950
Genre:  Memoir/Autobiography

Marvelyn Brown got the devastating news at the age of 19 that she was HIV positive.  She was a new high school grad, an athlete with plans, and now she felt as if her life was ending.  Marvelyn realizes that she has two choices:  give up and let the disease kill her or fight back by educating herself and others about how to live with HIV.  Marvelyn chose to fight and this book details her struggle to spread the word to all about the realities of life with HIV.


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