The Mystery of the Poison Pen
Gayle G. Roper
Paperback
(Chariot Family Pub, July 1, 1994)
Twelve-year-old Alysha, an African American, is appalled that someone in her church would leave poison pen notes about a baby with AIDS, and is determined to find the culprit, while also facing more subtle forms of prejudice from her white friends, her cousin, and her new gymnastics coach.