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Baby Alicia Is Dying

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By Lurlene McDaniel
Publisher Random House Children's Books - (Laurel Leaf)
Baby Alicia Is Dying
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Desi thinks its totally unfair that innocent baby Alicia was born HIV positive. Now the eightmonthold Alicia lives at Childcare because she was given away by her sick teenage mother. Desi can relate to feeling unloved. Her parents give her all the material things she needs, but there seems to be a wall between her mother and herself. Working at Childcare has opened Desis heart and allowed her to feel the love that shes been longing for. But Alicia is not her child and there is no cure for her condition. Can Desi cope with the harsh realities and still believe in love? Working at Childcare has opened Desis heart and allowed her to feel the love that shes been longing for. But Alicia is not her child and there is no cure for her condition. Can Desi cope with the harsh realities and still believe in love?

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38491 words38,491 words
192 pages192 pages
Lexile 700LLexile 700L
Published 1993Published 1993

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Book ISBN:

9780553296051

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