Being Jazz : My Life as a (Transgender) Teen

from benuathanasia

Dear lord, Jazzy is a perky little thing! She spoke about her childhood with honesty, candor, and humility. She's an amazing person, especially for a teen.

from bookbrig

Funny, conversational, and really engaging. It was a mix of eye-opening and routine bits about teenage life, with plenty of big picture activism details sprinkled throughout as well. Some of the statistics are heartbreaking, even as Jazz's personal experience is often (though definitely not alway...

from LibrarianRyan

I am very thankful to Audiobooks SYNC for the chance to listen to this book. I don't know if I would have read it otherwise. It was great to hear from Jazz in her own words and voice about what it was like growing up as a transgender child. Things that were hard but should be easy, and things tha...

from ewyatt

Jazz discusses her life (0-15) as an out transgender person. Her family has been active in working for awareness and equity. She has a very teen voice in her writing style. Her story is engaging and provides lots of insight. I was certainly interested in her story, but found the book dragging abo...

from readingover50

I will start by saying that I am a fan of Jazz Jennings. My daughter and I watch her show, I am Jazz, so I was already familiar with her before starting this book. This book is a fascinating look at the life of a transgender child. Beginning with Jazz's early childhood, and continuing up until he...