When I was very little, and my mom would say, "You're such a good boy." She had a girl's brain and a boy's body.And she would try to communicate this with her parents and friends and teachers.but no one would listen. Jazz always knew she was different from other kids.
This book is about real-life trans activist Jazz Jennings, who knew from a young age that her identity was wrong. Very, very mixy-feelings on it.Īnd I honestly debated whether I should review it at all.but what is the point of GR if it isn't to bring about discussion on difficult topics?
Okay, so I found this one for a "banned book" challenge and I'll admit, I've been really curious about it ever since.Īnd my overwhelming impression - mixed feelings. She has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Network, 20/20 specials with Barbara Walters, and The Rosie Show to tell her story, and she speaks at schools and conferences across the country to show other transgender kids that they are not alone.Įdition MSRP: US $17⁹⁹ / $19⁹⁹ CAN (ISBN 978-0-8037-4107-2) Jazz Jennings was thirteen years old when this book was first published, and loves pink and soccer, and is an honorary cofounder of the TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation. Jazz's story is based on her real-life experience and she tells it in a simple, clear way that will be appreciated by picture book readers, their parents, and teachers.
This confused her family, until they took her to a doctor who said that Jazz was transgender and that she was born that way. She loved pink and dressing up as a mermaid and didn't feel like herself in boys' clothing. The story of a transgender child based on the real-life experience of Jazz Jennings, who has become a spokesperson for transkids everywhere.įrom the time she was two years old, Jazz knew that she had a girl's brain in a boy's body.
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