Title: When Heroes Die
Description: Devastated to discover that Uncle Rob, his hero, is dying of AIDS, twelve-year-old Gary, in need of advice and guidance in his life, finds that it is Uncle Rob himself who gives him strength to face the future.
Subjects: AIDS (Disease), Conduct of life, Death, Fiction, Uncles, LGBTQ young adult, LGBTQ HIV/AIDS, Lambda Literary Awards, Lambda Literary Award Winner, Children's fiction, Aids (disease), fiction, Death, fiction