When Heroes Die
- ISBN-10
- 0689718357
- ISBN-13
- 9780689718359
- Series
- When Heroes Die
- Category
- AIDS (Disease)
- Pages
- 144
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- Simon Pulse
- Author
- Penny Raife Durant
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.
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