Too Far Away to Touch (Hardcover, Turtleback School & Library ed.)

Zoe has an especially close relationship with her uncle, Leonard, who is now sick with AIDS. Following a visit to the planetarium, he explains to her that when he dies, he will be like the stars: too far away to touch. "The book is a poignant respite from the more didactic and bibliotherapeutic titles that have sprung up in response to the AIDS crisis." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books