The Fight of Our Lives: AIDS in America

Name: The Fight of Our Lives: AIDS in America
ISBN: 9780593710920

by David Levithan, Gabriel Duckels

National Book · 2026 · Longlist

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Knopf Books for Young ReadersApril 21, 2026Nonfiction Young Adult History480 pagesISBN 9780593710920

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
National Book Award for Young People's Literature	2026	Longlist

About This Book

A history of the AIDS crisis in the United States for young readers, told through key figures, grassroots activism, medical research, and first-person interviews. Levithan and Duckels argue that the fight is not over while people still lack access to care. Longlisted for the 2026 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.

About the Authors

David LevithanAmerican

David Levithan is an American young adult novelist and editorial director at Scholastic, where he founded the PUSH imprint. His books include Boy Meets Boy and Two Boys Kissing, a National Book Award finalist. With Gabriel Duckels he wrote The Fight of Our Lives: AIDS in America, longlisted for the 2026 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.

Gabriel DuckelsBritish

Gabriel Duckels is a British scholar of HIV/AIDS, childhood, and literature. He completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge. With David Levithan he wrote The Fight of Our Lives: AIDS in America, longlisted for the 2026 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.