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First daughter Jenna Bush to pen book about teen with HIV

03:01 PM CST on Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Associated Press

NEW YORK -- First daughter Jenna Bush is writing a nonfiction book for young adults, “Ana’s Story: A Journey of Hope,” that will center on a 17-year-old single mother who is HIV positive.

Based on her time working for UNICEF, the book will be published this fall by HarperCollins.

“I have been inspired by my work with adolescents in Central and South America,” Jenna Bush said in a statement released by her publisher on Tuesday.

“These young people have faced extreme hardships and exclusion but are strong in spirit and have an incredible will to succeed.  Through their stories, it is my hope to motivate young Americans to increase their awareness of other young people around the world: to learn about the challenges they face, how they triumph over adversity, and to become involved in helping them.”

Financial terms were not disclosed, although bidding had reportedly topped $300,000. Some of the author and publisher proceeds will be donated to the U.S. fund for UNICEF.

Bush, 25, has been a UNICEF intern since fall 2006, working in Argentina, Paraguay and Panama, where she is now teaching at a shelter.

“We were very moved by Jenna’s passion for this project,” Susan Katz, president and publisher of HarperCollins Children’s Books, said in a statement. “Her message in this book is about hope, involvement and inclusion, told through one teenager’s story of survival and strength.”

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