The Eagle Kite

When Liam was 10 he smashed and buried the eagle kite his father had given to him. It was the morning he saw his father with someone. Liam has kept that memory hidden for three years. Now, his mother tells him his father is sick from a blood transfusion. But Liam knows the truth. His father has AIDS and he has moved to live alone in a cabin by the beach. An ALA Notable Book for Children. A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. A Booklist's Editor's Choice.