Description for I am J
Paperback. An emotional, heartbreaking, and ultimately inspiring story of a transgender teen. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 5AN; YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 320.
J spun. His stomach clenched hard, as though he'd been hit. It was just the neighbour lady, Mercedes. J couldn't muster a hello back, not now; he didn't care that she'd tell his mother he'd been rude. She should know better. Nobody calls me Jeni anymore.
J always felt different. He was certain that eventually everyone would understand who he really was: a boy mistakenly born as a girl. Yet as he grew up, his body began to betray him; eventually J stopped praying to wake up a 'real boy' and started covering up his body, keeping ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
318g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780316053600
SKU
V9780316053600
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1
About Cris Beam
Cris Beam ihas an MFA in writing from Columbia University and teaches creative writing at Columbia, New York University. I Am J is her debut novel.
Reviews for I am J
An ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults Title A California State Recommended Literature List Pick An Amazon Best Book of the Month Pick A Kirkus Reviews Best YA Book of the Year
" Easily the best book to date about the complicated condition of being a transsexual teen, not ... Read more
" Easily the best book to date about the complicated condition of being a transsexual teen, not ... Read more