The AIDS Update

Title: The AIDS Update
Author: Alvin and Virginia Silverstein and Laura Silverstein Nunn
Publisher: Enslow Publisher, Inc.
ISBN: 978-0766027466

Recommended for Grades 7 and up
Genre: Non-Fiction

Reader’s Annotation:
A lot has changed about AIDs since the disease was first discovered. This book gives an updated look at AIDs and its effects on the world in order to help the reader to understand the disease more clearly.

Plot Summary:
Put together in a straight forward and easy to understand manner with numerous pictures, this book makes it easy for young adults to learn facts about AIDs and HIV. Published in 2008, The AIDs Update presents current information about how AIDs has spread, what has been learned about it, and the work that is being done to find a viable treatment and cure. The book provides basic information about the disease, what effects it has on the human body, how it is spread and how it can be prevented. A glossary, index and list of references are included to further understanding of the topic.

Evaluation:
The book provides insightful and current information about the battle against HIV and AIDs. It helps teens to learn the truth about these diseases that continue to take lives all over the world.