Goodbye Tomorrow

by Gloria D. Miklowitz

A high school junior who has received two blood transfusions finds out he has the AIDS virus, though not the disease, and finds all his relationships changing--with his friends, his girlfriend, and even his family

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction

124 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

With a relentless concern about contemporary issues and problems that affect teenagers, Gloria D. Miklowitz (USA, b. 1927) examined such topics as rape, suicide, teen marriage, divorce, AIDS, sexual abuse, and racial prejudice in her novels. She helped teen readers look at underground militias, vigilantism, religious cults, steroid use among high school athletes, and the effects of nuclear war. She enabled readers to view the famous battle of Masada from both sides. She also wrote nonfiction on a variety of subjects, from earthquakes and raccoons to President Harry Truman, civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., and tennis star Tracy Austin.

Reviews

[elissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

An early YA novel about AIDS (published 1987). It wasn't great, but definitely needed at the time.

[Sally · Rating 2 out of 5]

So hilarious dated in some places*, especially with regards to everyone's attitudes about AIDS and HIV. An interesting enough story though, even if I didn't particularly care for the writing a lot of the time - the dialogue just didn't feel very natural to me. They were 15 and 17 and speaking like 30-year-olds! But yeah, not a topic I've really read *any* books about - I think Rent is the extent of my fictional AIDS repertoire!

*Adorably dated in others - like Chrissy stretching the phone cord into the closet so she could talk to John in private... and being 15 and complaining about not having her own private line, or even an extension in her room! Aw, and kids these days get mobiles at like 12 :P (Or younger? I don't even know.)

[Kaya · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book when I was around 16 and it's been one of those books I've remembered over the years. I thought this books was a great YA story around the issue of HIV/Aids.

[Gina · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the first books I remember reading growing up and I never forgot it. Found it on Thriftbooks and instantly bought it. Read it in one day. Great read