Tag: 1990s

The Storytellers by Laurisa White Reyes

The Storytellers by Laurisa White Reyes

12-year-old Elena Barrios’ father has AIDS, a new disease in 1991 with a 100% fatality rate. Rather than face certain ridicule and ostracism, Elena tells her friends anything but the truth, fabricating stories about her father being a writer and researcher. But the reality is that Elena resents her father’s illness and can’t face the fact that he is dying. When she is befriended by […]

August 28, 2015 / 0 Comments