She knows abstinence is the safest policy, she’s heard it almost every day of her life from her sweet and well-meaning Dads, and up until now, she’s been able to handle it herself, but Miles Austin has ruined that. There’s just one problem: she wants to have sex. Simone knows that her status isn’t a death sentence, as long as she remembers to take her medication and go to her doctor's appointments, she can live a long, healthy life. Simone Garcia-Hampton is absolutely positive that having a crush is more dangerous than having HIV after all, she’s got her viral load under control. Or everyone else will know too.Full Disclosure is Camryn's debut YA novel about a girl born HIV+, and how her previous attitude of acceptance toward her status shifts when she becomes sexually interested in someone for the first time. You have until Thanksgiving to stop hanging out with Miles. She knows she has to tell him that she’s positive, especially if sex is a possibility, but she’s terrified of how he’ll react! And then she finds an anonymous note in her locker: I know you have HIV.
As Simone and Miles start going out for real–shy kisses escalating into much more–she feels an uneasiness that goes beyond butterflies. Keeping her viral load under control is easy, but keeping her diagnosis under wraps is not so simple. The last thing she wants is for word to get out that she’s HIV-positive, because last time.
She’s making real friends, making a name for herself as student director of Rent, and making a play for Miles, the guy who makes her melt every time he walks into a room. Simone Garcia-Hampton is starting over at a new school, and this time things will be different.
There’s nothing quite like it out there right now so do yourself a favor and pick it up! She’s handling friendships, a budding romance, questioning her sexuality, and directing the student play, all while managing being HIV-positive and everything that comes with it, including keeping her diagnosis a secret as needed, even under the threat of blackmail. Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett is one of those books that just nails it, from concept to voice to nuance, and Simone is one of the main characters you just can’t forget.
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