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Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope Review
Ana's life is a collection of bits and pieces of her past. Infected with HIV at birth, she's unaware of many details of her early childhood and barely remembers her mother. Living with her strict grandmother, she learns how to keep secrets – secrets about her infection and about the abuse she endures at home. But after Ana falls in love and becomes pregnant at seventeen, she begins a journey of hope – a journey of protecting herself and others. She is living with HIV, not dying from it. Jenna Bush tells of Ana's struggle to break free from the cycle of abuse, silence, and illness with passion and eloquence. But this is not just Ana's story. It is also the story of many children around the world who are marginalized, neglected, and mistreated. User Submitted Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope ReviewsAugust 6, 2008 beautiful story impressive work by bush.....absolutely loved the way the innocence of ana was portrayed and the struggles she had to overcome just because that was the life she was born to......could not put it down....loved it August 3, 2008 Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope I found Ana's Story to be an encouraging account of a young South American woman whose life will always be defined by her response to the HIV/AIDS virus. She seems to be well aware of how vital taking care of herself and her baby will be to their future. The work of UNICEF and its volunteers like Jenna Bush is admirable. I listened to the audio recording. While the author did a reasonably good job of reading, I found her pronunciation of contractions, i.e., ("diduhn't"), to be distracting. July 23, 2008 A beautiful real life story I loved this book. A friend recommended it and said it's a short read with beautiful pictures. It only took me a couple of hours to read. And I can not wait to loan it out to a couple of friends. I just went to Amazon and pulled up the reviews. I was amazed at how many negative comments people made and all because of who wrote the book. I read a lot and I read everything. This book was an excellent way to reach out to the younger generation about such a serious topic. I can appreciate the format it is short and to the point, which works for this story. The pictures help you visualize the area Ana grew up in. It helps the story grow in your head. The only complaint I have is it ended entirely too soon. I wanted to hear more about Ana, the afterward explained why and what happened. It saddened me to read the reviews and to read someone say it would never have been published had it not been written by Jenna Bush. It makes me wonder how many other lovely stories are out there I will never read because it doesn't fit the "normal" mold of what people want. I will recommend this short sweet read to everyone I know. READ IT READ IT READ IT. Thank you July 6, 2008 A beautiful ongoing story Jena Bush has written a remarkable story. I love how it is written and I understand why the story is incomplete. In the future I hope to hear that Ana is still doing well and continues to grow. Much was said about HIV/AIDS and much education is being done with this book. I hope that it continues to educate people about this disease. Thank you. June 25, 2008 save your money for a better book. this is a supposdly true story of a girl named ana who goes through many hardships from having hiv, to losing her parents, to being abused in many forms. this would be a truly touching story if didn't come across sounding overly sweet, plus the pictures/illustrations don't match up with the story. what i found was worst is how gives a false hidden message where all you truly need is love to survive. i got this book from the library and glad i didn't waste a dime other then my time in reading this book. June 14, 2008 Ana is inspiring Ana's Story, by Jenna Bush, is inspiring and uplifting. Ana's struggles and journey through life helped me realize that my life isn't so bad. I hope others can be blessed by the message Ana has sent through Jenna Bush. June 6, 2008 Anna It was a very interesting book. The book was very well written. The story was very interesting, hard to put down. May 26, 2008 Child-like writing Buying this book on a whim after seeing it featured on the Today Show was a mistake. I was expecting a deep, well-written novel, but that is not what you find in this book. A waste of money to say the least. The book is written completely in "subject-verb" sentence format, which makes it read like a child wrote it. The story itself is completely linear, which I guess is expected, seeing as it is based on a true story. I guess the title should have given it away, it is so unoriginal and expected. Usually you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but in this case, you should. I will never recommend this book, not even to the fourth graders who read at the level at which it is written. May 17, 2008 Worth the Read and Some Reflection It appears that some readers are put off by the format and the fact that this is not great literature. However, it is a well-enough-written book in an interesting format that can be enjoyed by younger and older readers. It is nonfiction and it is the story that counts and we decide how we respond to it. This is a book that leaves room for response and reflection. No, the story is not told in vivid description nor are the characters developed as a novel would be. It is a straight-forward story that less experienced readers can enjoy. When I say "enjoy" I mean it is a story that one feels connected to and it matters little if we have heard similar stories before. This is about one human being and there is enough in it to lead to discussions among young adult readers that will allow them to share their own meanings as it touches their experience and understandings.I cannot belive that some would doubt that Jenna wrote this? Why? (I cannot help but comment that one very negative reviewerdidn't even spell "matter" correctly.) Jenna is an educated woman and let's get over the fact that her father is President, please. Did she have an advantage by having a recognizable name, sure! But the story is still one that is worthy of the telling and the photo easy-to-read format adds to the uniqueness of the book. It is what it is and what it is,is a good read on an important subject. It need not be more. Someone else can write a book about this topic in a more literary format and many young people who will find enlightenment in this will not read that book. There is room for a variety of books for a varied audience in this world. May 14, 2008 Pretty good i highly doubt that jenna bush wrote the book herself, and yes the spaces and font were HUGE; but the book itself is good. No madder what my views are of jenna bush the book was good so i think that is what should madder most. How good the book was not what you think about the author (whoever the real author was)is wat madders. at least the provits go to charity. i would buy it it was fantastic. a quick read. For more Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope reviews click here.
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