The mystery of the poison pen

By Gayle G. Roper

Subjects: Conduct of life, AIDS (Disease), Fiction, African Americans, Christian life, Prejudices, Mystery and detective stories, Gymnastics

Description: Twelve-year-old Alysha, an African American, is appalled that someone in her church would leave poison pen notes about a baby with AIDS, and is determined to find the culprit, while also facing more subtle forms of prejudice from her white friends, her cousin, and her new gymnastics coach.