The book Positively is a gripping story of a 13 year-old girl who is HIV positive.  Emerson Price (Emmy) has been HIV positive ever since she was born.  The book opens with Emmy coping with the recent death of her mother who was also HIV positive.   The character of Emmy is well-developed and is an honest look into the life of a teenager afflicted with HIV.  In the difficult months following her mother’s death, Emmy often feels like there is no point to live and to take her daily meds.  She has just lost the most important person in her life and is forced to live with her dad and her step-mom.  When her dad forces her to attend a camp for girls who are HIV positive she feels utterly betrayed like he is just getting rid of her for the summer.  She soon makes friends at Camp Positive and learns that she is not alone.  Emmy comes to the realization that her life is worth living when one of her new friends leaves camp unexpectedly because of health concerns. This is a valuable addition to any high school or junior high library collection because it discusses a complex issue with very realistic, human fears.