Health News
2007-03-07
Jenna Bush
writing book about HIV-positive mom
First daughter
Jenna Bush is writing a nonfiction book for young adults,
Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope, that will
First daughter
Jenna Bush is writing a nonfiction book for young adults,
Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope, that will
center on a 17-year-old single mother who is HIV-positive.
Based on her
experiences working for the United Nations Children's Fund,
or UNICEF, the book will be published this fall by
HarperCollins.
''I have been
inspired by my work with adolescents in Central and South
America,'' Jenna Bush said in a statement released by her
publisher on Tuesday. ''These young people have faced
extreme hardships and exclusion but are strong in
spirit and have an incredible will to succeed. Through
their stories it is my hope to motivate young Americans to
increase their awareness of other young people around
the world: to learn about the challenges they face,
how they triumph over adversity, and to become
involved in helping them.''
Financial terms
were not disclosed, although bidding had reportedly
topped $300,000. Some of the author and publisher proceeds
will be donated to the U.S. fund for UNICEF.
Bush, 25, has
been a UNICEF intern since fall 2006, working in Argentina,
Paraguay, and Panama, where she is now teaching at a
shelter.
''We were very
moved by Jenna's passion for this project,'' Susan Katz,
president and publisher of HarperCollins Children's Books,
said in a statement. ''Her message in this book is
about hope, involvement, and inclusion, told through
one teenager's story of survival and strength.'' (AP)
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