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Baby Alicia Is Dying Paperback – May 1, 1993

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Product Details

  • Age Range: 12 and up
  • Grade Level: 7 and up
  • Lexile Measure: 700L (What's this?)
  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Laurel Leaf (June 1, 1993)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0553296051
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553296051
  • Product Dimensions: 4.1 x 0.5 x 6.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (71 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,601,471 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsWill a lonely girl's love for a critically ill baby endure?
By A Customer on September 5, 1999
Format: Paperback
A beautiful story of the "poor little rich girl", Desi, and how through her Aunt Clare, starts volunteering at ChildCare, where 5 abandoned babies live. But these are not ordinary babies. They all test HIV+. She grows to love Alicia, a tiny AIDS baby of 5 months, and Alicia returns that love. Desi becomes almost like a mother to Alicia and is shocked and devastated when she realizes that AIDS does kill. But the tragedy results in a better relationship between Desi and her mother and the easing of her mother's pain over the sad memories of Matthew, the SIDS baby of 16 years ago. It was so sad and so beautiful the same time. I never really understood AIDS until I read this book. Beautiful.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA Touching Story
By A Customer on September 21, 2000
Format: Paperback
The book Baby Alicia is Dying by Lurlene McDaniel, is a very good book. It tells of a teenaged girl who volunteers at Child Care,-a program that takes care of HIV-positive babies. Throughout the book, the main character, Desi, becomes attached to baby Alicia. Later, she not only has to deal with the unacceptance of her peers and mother, but also Alicia's fate. If you're a sentimental person, you are sure to enjoy this book. The plot, setting, and characters were realistic , and this was a book that was easy to comprehend and relate to. At the same time, the author kept it interesting by temporarily leaving out details thus making it a page turner. This book is enough to bring tears to your eyes and pursuade you to read McDaniel's other novels.
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5.0 out of 5 starsBaby Alicia Is Dying
By Heather Hudson on January 3, 2000
Format: Paperback
I absolutely loved this book (as I do all of her books.) It was a touching book that not only had a wonderful storyline, but it also showed the true affects of HIV. Most things, whether it is a book or movie, only show the 'good' side of the disease, but Lurlene McDaniel is not afraid to open the world's eyes to the facts!
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5.0 out of 5 starsGREAT BOOK!!!
A Kid's Review on February 5, 2004
Format: School & Library Binding
One of my favorite books is Baby Alicia Is Dying. It was an awesome book!!! It is about a girl that decides to volunteer at an organization that deals with HIV-Positive and aids babies that are very sick and possibly dying. After she continues going, she falls in love with one particular baby, Alicia. Every open chance she gets she goes to visit Alicia. She is like a mom to her. she loves Alicia with all of her heart but is very sad to think she could die. You should read this book to find out more. Lurlene McDaniel is the author of it and many other great books, so check them out. Like I said they're awesome!
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat!!! One of the best books ever written!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By A Customer on May 19, 1999
Format: Paperback
I loved this book. It was very sad. Little Baby Alicia, who has been abandoned by her teenage mother,is HIV positive.When Desi, a ninth grader, who feels unloved by her mother, goes to work at Childcare,she and Alicia grow very close to each other.When Alicia gets very sick and develops AIDS, Desi's world is torn apart. I am not going to spoil the book by saying what happened next.You have to read the book.You will cry at the end of it. I cried a lot. This was the first Lurlene McDaniel book that I read and I am definitely going to read more of them. Baby Alicia Is Dying is one of my favorite books.
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3.0 out of 5 starsThe Sadest News
A Kid's Review on April 24, 2006
Format: Paperback
I liked this book bacuase is told me about a little girl that was born with HIV. Also that seh was born HIV positive. I liked this book also becasue it has great details of what the young girl went through since she was born. I mostly liked this book bacaue of the was it decribes the characters are doing, and what is on in their mind at that time and place in the book. The sadest part was that when i read this book that I have felt the same pain as Alicia does in the book because my grandma Burger died of being HIV positive back in January of 2005.
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5.0 out of 5 starsOne of Lurlene McDaniel's best works!!!!!!!!!
By Katy on October 9, 2001
Format: Paperback
I just finished this book, and it was WONDERFUL!!! It was really sad, of cource, but still a beautiful story. It really makes you want to reach out and try to help sick babies like Desi did, becuase it makes you realize that even though most HIV positive babies won't live to see their first birthday, it's still very important to fill their short little lives with love and happiness. This book was heart breaking, but wonderful. And I loved reading about Desi and Brian! And it had a bittersweet, but nice, ending. A diffenent must-read!!!
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5.0 out of 5 starsBaby Alicia Is Dying
By Bri Rogers on January 21, 2005
Format: Paperback
The novel Baby Alicia is Dying, is a very good book. This novel is about a teenage girl, named Desi, a volunteer at a ChildCare center. No body likes the fact that she is volunteering to help HIV-positive babies. She has conflicts at school and home because no one understands how much she loves working at the ChildCare center.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsBaby Alicia is dying.

Great book! teaches a young reader about morals and compassion. heart felt. I read one inthe 6th grade and here I ma 30 and read againas a refesher. luv luv luv it!

Published on April 23, 2013 by Ronnda
5.0 out of 5 starsSimply amazing.

I absolutely love this book. It is so touching and very detailed. I recommend this book to everyone. Maybe this book will open the eyes of many people.

Published on April 3, 2013 by tasha stephens
3.0 out of 5 starsBaby Alicia Is Dying

I love Lurlene McDaniel books. This book storyline is very sad & touching. I thought Desi was brave for working at the Childcare Center. The ending was very sad & touching. Read more

Published on March 24, 2013 by Liz
4.0 out of 5 starsTough teenage choices

How would you feel if someone that you really care about is HIV positive? Desi decides to give up on school, family, and friends and focuses on her new job, childcare. Read more

Published on June 7, 2009 by R. B. Nielsen
5.0 out of 5 starsHigh School book club gives it thumbs up

Louisa County High School recommends that you read Baby Alicia Is Dying. We all agree that if you read the book then you would think before you made a bad action like Alicia's... Read more

Published on February 21, 2008 by Librarian
4.0 out of 5 starsbaby Alicia is dying

Baby Alicia is Dying by Lurlene McDaniel is a great book. Well I want to tell you a little bit about what this book is about. Read more

Published on November 30, 2007 by R 180
5.0 out of 5 starsAwsome Beyond words!

This book is the greatest book in the WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its happy and sad at the same time. i could read it 10,000 times and never get bored of it!!!

Published on May 11, 2006
5.0 out of 5 starsSad and Shocking

Alicia was a unique and really nice baby. I didn't really think she should of got putt in the hospital because her mom didn't want her. Read more

Published on February 27, 2006
5.0 out of 5 starsThe Short Sad Life Of A Baby

The baby in this story was dying of a very congagious disease and there was young teenager that was going over to the home where the child was staying and learned how to follow God... Read more

Published on February 22, 2006 by Linda Bourgeois
2.0 out of 5 starsOh No

This book is crap. Crap! Crap, crap, crap, crap, CRAAAAAP!!! Okay, maybe not crap. But really dang close. I love most of Lurlene McDaniel's books. But this is bad. Read more

Published on October 11, 2005

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