At Risk - Alice Hoffman

In a novel the Village Voice calls memorable and striking, Alice Hoffman vividly portrays a family shattered by tragedy when 11-year-old Amanda is diagnosed with AIDS. \nFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Rules of Magic comes a memorable...striking(Village Voice) novel that vividly portrays an American family shattered by tragedy. \nIvan and Polly Farrell have two bright and talented children. Eight-year-old Charlie has his father's scientific mind. Amanda, eleven, possesses the unusual strength and determination that has made her a promising gymnast. But her strength runs out as she becomes ill--and when she is diagnosed with AIDS, her family must draw on their own strengths as they come face-to-face with their deepest fears. \n \nBrilliant...explosive...heart-rending.--Chicago Tribune \n \nCompelling power...tenderness and perceptiveness.--The New York Times\n