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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The New York Times bestseller and poignant story of courage by one of the most inspiring heroes of our time. In this heartbreaking chronicle, Ryan White, who died of AIDS in 1990, tells of his attempts to deal with the prejudice, ignorance, and fear of his neighbors and schoolmates, while fighting the deadly illness. Photographs.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A touching tale of a courageous young man, his battle against fear and hatred, and his fight to educate the public about AIDS. A story of tragedy and courage that should be reade by all.--<i>Dallas Morning News</i>.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Ryan White</b> (1971-1990) was a courageous young man whose autobiography, <i>Ryan White: My Own Story, </i>recounts his HIV/AIDS diagnosis at age 13 and his fight against AIDS-related discrimination in his Indiana community. White and his mother, Jeanne White-Ginder, gained national attention and became the face of public education about HIV/AIDS when they rallied for his right to attend school. The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program is the biggest federal program dedicated explicitly to providing HIV treatment and care services to people with HIV/AIDS. <p/><b>Ann Marie Cunningham</b> is the co-author of the bestseller, <i>Ryan White: My Own Story</i>, about the Indiana teen with AIDS who was barred from school, sued for the right to return, and won. Cunningham is a veteran science writer and producer. She is a regular correspondent for <i>Women's eNews</i> and producer of the Long Island Sound Science Festival. She is based in New York. <p/><b>Jeanne White-Ginder</b> is the mother of Ryan White, a courageous young man whose autobiography, <i>Ryan White: My Own Story, </i> recounts his HIV/AIDS diagnosis at age 13 and his fight against AIDS-related discrimination in his Indiana community. She catapulted from obscurity to being a media regular when Ryan was not allowed to return to school in their Indiana town. After her son's death, she continued her son's legacy of education and empathy by working on getting his book--written by him for other children--published. She wrote the afterword for the book and later had a bill passed that called for federal funding of AIDS education, research, and medical care in her son's name.

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