num_pages: 192
description: Desi thinks it's totally unfair that innocent baby Alicia was born HIV positive. Now the eight-month-old 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 Desi's heart and allowed her to feel the love that she's 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 Desi's heart and allowed her to feel the love that she's 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? --&gt;
language: English
title: Baby Alicia Is Dying
titlecomplete: Baby Alicia Is Dying
genres: Young Adult Contemporary, Young Adult, Childrens, Novels, Teen, Fiction, Chick Lit, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 1512
publisher: Laurel Leaf