The Boy and the Dog Are Sleeping

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Summary: an amazing story of giving
Review: Wildly Enthusiastic Recommendation: The boy and the dog are sleeping by Nasdijj
I had to tear myself away from Awee, the little boy in this amazing memoir, to get out the door to run this morning. This book has absolutely gripped my essence. A story of love between a man and boy - not any man and boy. An 11-year old with AIDS and the dad he adopted - the daddy who is fabulously in love with the child, the child who has learned to love with all his being a father who is not his naturally, but has become his wholly, spiritually. No father could give and take more. That's the spirit of this relationship - giving and taking from each other. It seems to me Nasdijj gets the better portion of the giving. That's how Awee is. It's a very tough read. AIDS is not pretty, and Nasdijj tells us about things we wish did not exist. But you won't be the same after you read this book. It's a must.