Learning by Heart: AIDS and Schoolchildren in America's Communities

David L. Kirp. Rutgers University Press, $14.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-8135-1609-7

School-age children who carry the AIDS virus present unique problems. Kirp's collection of linked narratives describes reactions from school boards, community leaders, health professionals and state legislatures that range from demands for exclusion from schools to acceptance. ``This is an enlightened, compassionate book,'' observed PW. (July)

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