Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope

A Good Book For Girls of All Ages!

Throughout the book Ana goes through many struggles from dealing with hiding the fact that she has AIDS, that her grandmothers boyfriend sexually abuses Ana's sister and herself, to falling in love and having a baby at a young age, and moving from home to home with different families to get away from her problems at her grandmother's home. I think teens and adults should read this book because, Ana never loses hope, and tries to make the best out of her life with AIDS, and many people could relate to Ana and be more like her, if they have a similar story to hers.

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Ana's story- a book of inspiration

Ana's story is a truely amzing book. i am just 14 years old and i love this story to death. It teaches about hardship and is a great book for women of all ages to read. i really appreciated this book and will read it many more times. I think everyone should read this book because it teaches you what life is like in other parts of the world and teaches you about who ana is. it reminds me of struggles i have had, like, with my eating disorder, and how you can get through anything if you really want to. two thumbs up and a truely amazing book. thankyou Ms. Jenna Bush for writing this as i really enjoyed it!

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Uplifting

I enjoyed this book. This book opened my eyes and showed me that there are people out there in this world that have it much worse than I but they still find hope in their lives. I am spoiled and have no idea what the real world is like. Their are young girls out there that have it rough. I have no right to complain or get upset when I don't get the things I want. I could have been like Ana. I could of had her life. She is an inspiration to me and I will look at life differently. I thought Miss Bush did a wonderful job writing this book. I think that it is an easy and quick read for teens.

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A Should Read!

This book was amazing. It was a book that you didn't want to put down. In 3 simple words I can describe the book: Wonderful, Eyeopening, and Great!

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A reviewer

Ana¿s life is a collection of bits and pieces of her past. Infected with HIV at birth, she¿s unaware of many details of her early childhood. Living with her strict grandmother, she learns to keep secrets-secrets about her infection and the abuse at home. But after Ana falls in love and becomes pregnant at seventeen, she begins a journey of hope-a journey of protecting herself and others. She is living with HIV, not dying from it. This story is based on Jenna Bush¿s work with UNICEF. This narrative nonfiction tale is an important story about HIV and also lists resources on how to be better educated about the infection. I loved the premise of this piece and do feel that Jenna Bush had good intentions as she shares the story of a teen¿s life with HIV. I feel that teens will be able to relate with the struggles of Ana. I also feel it¿s important that teens know the facts of HIV. Knowledge is power. What didn¿t work for me was how telling this story was. Instead of showing the reader the story, Ms. Bush tells. I know this is a narrative nonfiction book but still I felt the author missed opportunities to make Ana¿s story stronger. Still the fast pace of the story will appeal to reluctant readers. And the story is an important one that needs to be told.

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Cant wait to read

Dint read yet

amazing.

this book was incredable sad at some parts but amazing i recomend it to any one

AMAZING! I never wanted to put it down!

this book is amazing it makes me thankful for what i have! A must read book by anyone! I read this book in one night and im in 7th grade!

The Book Of A Life TIme

This book , "Ana's Story " , is truely amazing . Sooo much realistic scenes and how much Jenna Bush describes EVERYTHING in the story is very intreaging . Also it is such a joy reading b|c u learn how people suffer in REAL LIFE .... With all the comotion of love , to abuse , to death is so thrilling !!! I had finished this book in less than a 6 days w| almost 300 pages . This book is filled with events that MAKES you read on . It's deffinitly a book that I would NEVER forget . It's The Book Of A Life Time .

This is a Journey of Hope

So much hardship in a young life who took on a big responsibility. I too like how Ana's story was written along with the pictures, not only for adults but teenagers and young adults. Excellent work Jenna! Ana is a very smart young lady and looking forward to her book to be published.

Great Story, Bad Writing

I was so excited to read this story. It starts off with a great intro by Jenna Bush about Ana's words being tiles building the framework to the future. Which is a really good start. However, from the beginning I notice how much flow this book lacks. It is startling to have so many chapters, a book does not need 90 something chapters. This book would been a better read had the chapters been put together better. I also did not like the photos - there was a photo almost every chapter. I felt like a child having to read a book with pictures. I would have preferred to seen a small section someplace in the book where all the photos were gathered together. I also found the writing childlike. I did not feel a college graduate had wrote this story. I think she could have wrote this nicely while still keeping Ana's story. I am not upset or discouraging reading her story. I am just saying that this book is poorly written with a lack of flow and interrupting photos. I would like to know what else has happened to Ana since the story came out, such as how are her and her daughter, what happened to Berto and Isabel. The other thing is that this is a very quick read, I was done in a day.

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This book was great. Very easy to read. In fact, I finished it in 2 days. I think Jenna Bush is a good writer. However, I wish there was more to the book. Although I know she was trying to tell Ana's true story, but I feel as though she left some...

...things out of the book. Better yet, I think she should have gone further passed the ending than she did. PLEASE do not misunderstand me... I am NOT criticizing this book in any way, but I was just not ready for it to end! :)

I am really excited about Ana writing her book! Ana is supposedly writing her own book, and that is definitely one that I am looking forward to reading. I DEFINITELY recommend this book. I hope Jenna Bush writes more books! I am a big fan of hers...and her father!

Abuse,depression, and love

This is a fast reading biography of Ana, a teenage girl who is HIV positive. I like the way the story is told. It's mostly about struggle and love.Ana lost her parent's at a young age. She was left with the responsibility of taking care of her young sister. It took me about two weeks to read .Jenna Bush seems to care about others. Read how Ana's life is changed by the decisions she makes.I am planning to read another book by the same author.

Horrendous disasters leads to a miracle of rebirth

Ana's story, is a emotion and eye opening novel about a series of horrible events that happen to a young girl. In the end, they lead her to happiness, miracles, and her fate. Ana is a young girl who is born with HIV. In the first 10 pages you learn she has lost a new born sister of 2 months, and her very own mother. This only leaves Ana with her younger sister Isabel, who she loves dearly, and her fun loving father, who can't afford to take care of his two daughters. The two sisters are very close, and travel constantly through many abusive family members and too many orphanages. Ana is trying to survive on her own, while trying to survive a very abusive life. In the end, its her turn to finally think about herself, and making all the right decisions she was told her whole life were to be kept a secret. In the book, you learn that you take what you have and run with it, to make the best out of it. Ana's "downfalls" lead her down the path to her happiness. Also, that keeping your feelings and all your secrets hidden, it will hurt you. I enjoyed this book very much. It opened my eyes to see that worse things can happen, and at some parts everyone can relate. Everyone goes through struggles. I also loved the fact I didn't want to stop reading. It has a certain hook; like a car crash, its a mess, but you can't stop looking at it. There weren't many downfalls but, at some moments how Ana reacted or what her situation led her to was very different just because of the culture and ethnic background. Everyone should read this book to receive a different out put on life. It truly opens your eyes to a whole new way of life. Overall, I rate this at a 4 star book.

Ana's Story

I chose to read the novel Ana¿s Story written by Jenna Bush because it was one of the books that we choose to read for our summer reading. I¿m glad I chose to read the novel because it seemed like and interesting true story. Also the novel opened up my eyes to the main character Ana who is less fortunate in life and has to go through many troubles. Also Ana learned and grew from her troubles with her family, friends, her home life, and having to move around with different people.
Ana¿s Story was sad, emotional, and true. I thought the novel was well written and had a good plot. The novel had many likes how Ana pretty much had grown up without people telling her that they loved her but Ana did not let that affect her. Also, Ana did not end up growing up a bad kid. Ana was responsible and if you read the book you would know that. One of the dislikes was that I did not like the way the novel ended but there is no way to change it because Ana is still living today. So maybe Ana will end up writing her own book of things that has happened to her since the book has ended and she¿ll pick it up from then.
If I had to read this novel again I would because it was a great book. Also I would recommend this book to people because you learn so much from this book like you need to appreciate everything you have and the family that you have in your life because there are people in the world that don¿t have that. But overall it was a great book.

Victoria Giattina

Book Review on Ana¿s Story
I found Ana¿s Story from the list of books we were given for summer reading. Several of my friends read it and told me that I had to read it. I am very glad that I listened to my friends and read this book because it really made me appreciate how lucky I am. Ana¿s Story is one of the best books I have ever read. Everything that the characters went had to go through and how they faced them was very inspiring, emotional, and heartwarming.
I really enjoyed reading this novel because it was a true story and told the tale of a girl around the same age as me. It allowed me to see how different the lives of teenagers are in other places. I could definitely say the main character, Ana, moved me in many ways. She is so strong and courageous. Having to keep a huge secret of having AIDS for the majority of her life was only one of the many difficult things she had to go through. Her mother died at a young age and then her father later passed way. Ana was forced to live with her grandmother whose boyfriend abused her. She was also forced to be moved around to different homes and shelters throughout the novel. Her life was so difficult and she stayed so strong. All of these things she has to go through made me realize the simple things I have that I often take for granted.
I loved the plot of the book, I never really knew what was going to happen next and I was always amazed at everything Ana would have to go through. One good thing would happen and I would think that everything would get better. Then all of the sudden things would only get worse. The way Ana¿s Story was written kept me wanting to read so I could find out what would happen next.
The only thing that I didn¿t like about the novel was how I wasn¿t able to find out what will happen next in Ana¿s life because she is still living it today. I hope that somehow I will be able to find out how everything turned out for her. I think it was very neat how she wrote about someone¿s life that is being lived right now.
I would recommend this book to everyone. Ana¿s Story opened my eyes to many things I have never thought about. It made me realize how lucky I am to be living without diseases and in a home with a family I know is going to love and care for me. This book also inspired me to be a stronger person. I think that everyone should read Ana¿s amazing story.

Ana's Story

Ana's Story was brought to my attention by our summer reading program. I was influenced by my peers to read this book because they said it was a great, easy book to read with a great storyline. I would have to agree with them because this was a great book.
In this novel, Jenna Bush writes about a Spanish speaking girl's life and how she overcomes many obstacles. Ana, the main character, is a girl who lost her mother at an early age due to HIV/AIDS. It is very mindblowing how Ana overcomes this. I think that Ana is very brave and a strong person. Every time I turned the page, some struggle would be in her way, but she constantly found ways to overcome them.
Throughtout her whole life, Ana lived with a secret that she didn't want to tell anybody. This secret was that she had received HIV from her mother and that she was infected with the disease. Going through each and every day knowing you could possibly die soon would be an awful experience that one could have. Knowing that Ana lived each day to the fullest and tried to do the best thing for not only her but as well as her sister made my heart warm. This novel has definitely changed me and my views on HIV/AIDS patients. It lets me know how lucky I am to not be infected and also to be thankful for the roof over my head and the family that I have.
This novel really inspired me to, in the future, do all I can for the less fortunate. This taought me ways in which I can overcome obstacles and how you can trust friends with personal secrets. I love how in this story Ana becomes bold with her secret towards the end and begins to finally start feeling comfortable about sharing her secret with others. I love in this story how she carries herself bravely and boldly.
Reading this book made me realize that people my age are being neglected by their family members and are having to live in shelters with people they don't know or trust. I like Ana in the fact that whenever she had a problem, she would pray or talk to her priest or converse with her sister or friends. When she is sexually abused and assaulted by her grandmother's boyfriend, she turns to someone she can trust who happens to be her priest and tells him what has happened to her, which is something that I like about Ana's decision-making skills.
I really enjoyed reading this book, and I love all of the life lessons you can learn from it. I did not like how the book just ended, but I understand because her life is still happening. I would definitely recommend reading this book if you haven't already. If Ana decides to finish her story and write a book from where she left off, I would definitely try to read it.

Ana's Story

Ana's story was very emotional. If you are a person that does not like emotioniol books don't read this book. She goes through a lot of hard times but comes out to having a lovly family and a baby in the end.I love how it makes you want to keep reading since the chapters are short. I would give this book a 4 1/2.

Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope

Ana's Story was recommended to me by several of my peers who really enjoyed reading it. I found that Ana's Story was very moving, thoughtful, emotional, and heartwarming. It really makes you think, and it makes you feel so grateful for the things you are blessed with. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book!
Ana's story is a lifestyle that I am completely unfamiliar with, and, until I read the novel, I was nearly completely unaware of how bad life situations can really be. Ana is a teen mother living with AIDS. She grew up in several abusive homes, and she was passed around from one family member to the next and then to and from different orphanages. Lucky for Ana, she was able to stay strong and somehow overcome all the hardships. She is a great role model, and her story is truly a story of hope.
I would definitely recommend this book. It's typically an easy-read, and it keeps you interested the entire time! I didn't ever want to put the book down. I just wanted to find out what was going to happen next! If you are looking for an uplifting novel, but with several 'tear-jerker' episodes as well, then Ana's Story is definitely the book for you! Ana should be an inspiration to us all.

Ana's Story

This book I find really interasting. I never seen a book like this before. This book will make you cry. Once i got into the book I started to compare things in my life to it and put me in Ana's shoes. It makes you wonder alot. This book i will recommand to readers that will take this book real seriously. An that is ready for a big challenge.