{"product_id":"my-pet-virus-shawn-decker-9781585425259","title":"My Pet Virus: The True Story of a Rebel Without a Cure","description":"Iwas destined for a life of medical drama from day one, begins this comic memoir with a mission. I was born in the month of July, and my horoscope sign is a disease (Cancer). The symbol for Cancer? A crab (the sexually transmitted critter). Not only that, my parents named me Shawn Timothy Decker, which makes my initials S.T.D. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Shawn Decker isn't quite the All-American boy. Sure, he gets caught shoplifting copies of \u003ci\u003ePenthouse\u003c\/i\u003e; is crazy about prowrestling, especially The Nature Boy Ric Flair; and never has a problem getting dates. But he's also a hemophiliac who discovers, at age eleven, that he has contracted HIV from tainted blood products. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Instead of becoming self-pitying and dying (as first predicted), Shawn develops a twisted sense of humor, meets Depeche Mode through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and writes on blogs and in Poz magazine about what it's like being hetero and HIV-positive in rural Virginia. He also turns to gay men for advice on dating women and, almost twenty years after getting HIV, marries Gwenn Barringer, who is HIV-negative and a former competitor for the title of Miss Virginia. Together Shawn and Gwenn travel the country, speaking to high school and college kids about how to live and love with HIV (and how to avoid getting it).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shawn Decker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1585425257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781585425259\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.20h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Books for a Better Life - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2006 pg. 765\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/28\/2006 pg. 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2006 pg. 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/22\/2006 pg. 97\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2006 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Best Books\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2006 pg. 7","brand":"Shawn Decker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46172917760255,"sku":"9781585425259","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e8b5ca1-ed51-4dfd-b3c4-aebe0b68bd18.jpg?v=1727179477","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-pet-virus-shawn-decker-9781585425259","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}