{"schema_version":"bf_book_companion_v1","release_id":"20261010T034321Z-reviewed-full-unique-works","book":{"amazon_purchase_url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0805089640?tag=bookfrontie00-20","asin":"0805089640","authors":["Judd Winick"],"book_id":"9780805089646","canonical_url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/pedro-and-me-9780805089646","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780805089646.jpg?v=ee892c78e48e71fc","description":"Pedro and Me, n ow with a new foreword, is a ground-breaking, inspiring graphic novel from Judd Winick, first published in 2000. Pedro Zamora changed lives. When the HIV-positive AIDS educator appeared on MTV's The Real World: San Francisco , he taught millions of viewers about being gay and living with AIDS. Pedro's roommate on the show was Judd Winick, who created Pedro and Me to honor Pedro Zamora, his friend and teacher and an unforgettable human being. Its moving portrait of friendship and its urgent message have already reached thousands of people. Now, Pedro's story is reintroduced to today's graphically focused culture with a gorgeous, eye-catching new cover and a foreword from Judd.","forthcoming":false,"isbn13":"9780805089646","publication_date":"20090331","publisher":"Square Fish","slug":"pedro-and-me","subtitle":"Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned","title":"Pedro and Me"},"discovery":{"categories":{"all":[{"bisac_code":"YAN051050","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Death & Dying for Teens","score":0.7316,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"YAN012010","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Graphic Biography","score":0.6861,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"YAN024030","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Diseases & Illnesses","score":0.6808,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"hint":[{"bisac_code":"YAN051050","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Death & Dying for Teens","score":0.7316,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"YAN012010","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Graphic Biography","score":0.6861,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"YAN024030","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Diseases & Illnesses","score":0.6808,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"publisher":[{"bisac_code":"YAN012010","confidence_band":"high","label":"Graphic Biography","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"YAN024030","confidence_band":"high","label":"Diseases & Illnesses","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"YAN051050","confidence_band":"high","label":"Death & Dying for Teens","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"}]},"genres":[{"label":"Death & Dying for Teens","score":0.7316,"slug":"death-dying-for-teens"},{"label":"Graphic Biography","score":0.6861,"slug":"graphic-biography"},{"label":"Diseases & Illnesses","score":0.6808,"slug":"diseases-illnesses"}],"reader_fit":["Good for readers interested in graphic novels about friendship and loss","Good for readers interested in stories about LGBTQ identity and AIDS education"],"related_lists":[],"series":null,"similar_books":[{"authors":["Pedro Martín"],"book_id":"9780593462294","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780593462294.jpg?v=746ae6047357b032","score":0.632,"title":"Mexikid","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780593462294"},{"authors":["JD Glass","Kris Dresen"],"book_id":"9781951491390","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781951491390.jpg?v=672f123938c22e1f","score":0.6151,"title":"Punk Like Me","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781951491390"},{"authors":["Norm Feuti"],"book_id":"9780063354104","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780063354104.jpg?v=4923add756c304c6","score":0.6055,"title":"A Kid Like Me","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780063354104"},{"authors":["Matt de la Peña"],"book_id":"9780385736701","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780385736701.jpg?v=e3b5070cb7a25579","score":0.5959,"title":"We Were Here","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780385736701"},{"authors":["David Levithan","Gabriel Duckels"],"book_id":"9780593710920","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780593710920.jpg?v=51bc5de0115afca1","score":0.5955,"title":"The Fight of Our Lives: AIDS in America","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780593710920"},{"authors":["Marvelyn Brown","Courtney Martin"],"book_id":"9780061562396","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780061562396.jpg?v=b5977b539577db31","score":0.595,"title":"The Naked Truth","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780061562396"},{"authors":["Jarrett J. Krosoczka"],"book_id":"9780545902489","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780545902489.jpg?v=045be60c2e04b666","score":0.5949,"title":"Hey, Kiddo: a Graphic Novel","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780545902489"}],"topics":[],"what_you_get":["Themes: Friendship, Loss, Living with AIDS and LGBTQ identity.","Reading lane: Death & Dying for Teens and Graphic Biography.","Publisher: Square Fish."]},"llm_signals":{"confidence":0.87,"pacing":"unknown","reader_fit":["Readers interested in graphic novels about friendship and loss","Readers interested in stories about LGBTQ identity and AIDS education"],"themes":["Friendship","Loss","Living with AIDS and LGBTQ identity"],"tropes":[]},"source_presence":{"amazon":true,"book_detail":true,"goodreads":true,"llm_signals":true,"similarity_seed":true},"stats":{"amazon_ratings_count":114,"goodreads_ratings_count":2833,"goodreads_reviews_count":325,"quality_score":0.9437}}