Chanda's secrets
By: Allan Stratton
Publisher: Annick Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
Subjects: Shame; Juvenile fiction; AIDS (Disease); Teenagers and death; Secrecy
Description: A girl's struggle amid the African AIDS pandemic, Chanda, is an astonishingly perceptive girl living in the small city of Bonang, a fictional city in Southern Africa. When her youngest sister dies, the first hint of HIV/AIDS emerges, Chanda must confront undercurrents of shame and stigma. Not afraid to explore the horrific realities of AIDS, Chanda's Secrets also captures the enduring strength of loyalty, friendship and family ties. Above all, it is a story about the corrosive nature of secrets and the healing power of truth.