I Am Jazz

The story of a transgender child based on the real-life experience of Jazz Jennings, who has become a spokesperson for transkids everywhere

"This is an essential tool for parents and teachers to share with children whether those kids identify as trans or not. I wish I had had a book like this when I was a kid struggling with gender identity questions. I found it deeply moving in its simplicity and honesty."--Laverne Cox (who plays Sophia in "Orange Is the New Black")

From the time she was two years old, Jazz knew that she had a girl's brain in a boy's body. She loved pink and dressing up as a mermaid and didn't feel like herself in boys' clothing. This confused her family, until they took her to a doctor who said that Jazz was transgender and that she was born that way. 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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books
Published: 09/04/2014
ISBN: 9780803741072
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 9.55h x 10.83w x 0.34d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 07/01/2014 pg. 118
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2014
Booklist 08/01/2014 pg. 80
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2014

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 169695 / I Am Jazz
Reading Level: 3.3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5