Product Description

Twelve-year-old Gary Boyden struggles to come to terms with the knowledge that his beloved, much-idolized uncle Rob is gay and is dying of AIDS. A first novel.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3849938 in Books
• Published on: 1992-10
• Original language: English
• Binding: Library Binding
• 136 pages

Customer Reviews

When Heroes Die
At 12 years of age, fatherless Gary is developing his basketball skills and falling for the charms of Shanna, his first girl friend. But his world crumbles when it is revealed to him that his beloved role model, Uncle Rob, has AIDS and is gay. Gary's changing relationships with Shanna,  his best friend Sam, and with Rob, are convincingly sketched in a book suitable for Form 1 onward. Rob's final days and death are,  though starkly shown, still appropriate for the reading level.