Earthshine

Slim's father, a charismatic actor named Mack, is dying of AIDS. Slim and
Mack's companion, Larry, help care for Mack. Soon Slim joins a support group
for family members who live with people who have AIDS. There she meets Isaiah,
who believes their parents can be cured by the Miracle Man in the "Hungry
Valley" north of Los Angeles. Slim believes only what she sees: that her
father and others are dying and no one is trying to stop it. But Isaiah's
faith in miracles rubs off on Slim, and with their family and friends they
journey into the mountains to find their own moment of magic.


Genre: Young Adult Fiction