A review by in2reading
Positive: A Memoir by Paige Rawl, Ali Benjamin, Jay Asher

4.0

This young woman overcame some horrible middle school experiences to become a compassionate activist against bullying. The book has a good message about overcoming the effects of being bullied and working to ensure that people's differences are appreciated. I thought it was great that the author realized she would have probably had a different and more insular life if she hadn't gone through her experience of being born with HIV. She seemed late to come to the realization that her mom was facing the same HIV issues she had. And she was careful to reiterate that it was "not her fault" that she was HIV positive. I assume she is just as compassionate towards those who made bad choices and ended up HIV positive or with AIDS. I do think this is worth reading for anyone who is concerned about the bullying of those who are different in any of numerous ways.