Being Jazz: my life as a (transgender) teen
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Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure:
1120L
Description
Jazz Jennings is one of the youngest and most prominent voices in the national discussion about gender identity. At the age of five, Jazz transitioned to life as a girl, with the support of her parents. A year later, her parents allowed her to share her incredible journey in her first Barbara Walters interview, aired at a time when the public was much less knowledgeable or accepting of the transgender community. This groundbreaking interview was followed over the years by other high-profile interviews, a documentary, the launch of her YouTube channel, a picture book, and her own reality TV series--I Am Jazz--making her one of the most recognizable activists for transgender teens, children, and adults. In her remarkable memoir, Jazz reflects on these very public experiences and how they have helped shape the mainstream attitude toward the transgender community. But it hasn't all been easy. Jazz has faced many challenges, bullying, discrimination, and rejection, yet she perseveres as she educates others about her life as a transgender teen. Through it all, her family has been beside her on this journey, standing together against those who don't understand the true meaning of tolerance and unconditional love. Now Jazz must learn to navigate the physical, social, and emotional upheavals of adolescence--particularly high school--complicated by the unique challenges of being a transgender teen. Making the journey from girl to woman is never easy--especially when you began your life in a boy's body.
Subjects
Subjects
Autobiographies
Biography & Autobiography
Gender nonconformity
Gender nonconformity -- Juvenile literature
Identity
Jennings, Jazz
Jennings, Jazz -- Juvenile literature
LGBTQ+
LGBTQIA+ (Nonfiction)
Sociology
Transgender identity
Transgender people
Transgender people -- Identity
Transgender people -- Identity -- Juvenile literature
Transgender people -- United States -- Biography
Transgender people -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Transgender youth
Transgender youth -- United States -- Biography
Transgender youth -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Transsexualism
Transsexualism -- Juvenile literature
Young Adult Nonfiction
Biography & Autobiography
Gender nonconformity
Gender nonconformity -- Juvenile literature
Identity
Jennings, Jazz
Jennings, Jazz -- Juvenile literature
LGBTQ+
LGBTQIA+ (Nonfiction)
Sociology
Transgender identity
Transgender people
Transgender people -- Identity
Transgender people -- Identity -- Juvenile literature
Transgender people -- United States -- Biography
Transgender people -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Transgender youth
Transgender youth -- United States -- Biography
Transgender youth -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Transsexualism
Transsexualism -- Juvenile literature
Young Adult Nonfiction
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ISBN:
9780399554643
9780735207455
9780399554674
9780399554650
9780399554667
9780735207455
9780399554674
9780399554650
9780399554667
Accelerated Reader:
MG+
Level 6.6, 9 Points
Level 6.6, 9 Points
Lexile measure:
1120L
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Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-04-18 22:20:04PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-18 22:23:04PM |
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Transgender people
Transgender people -- Identity
Transgender people -- Identity -- Juvenile literature
Transgender people -- United States -- Biography
Transgender people -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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Transgender youth -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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Gender nonconformity -- Juvenile literature
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Jennings, Jazz -- Juvenile literature
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Transgender people
Transgender people -- Identity
Transgender people -- Identity -- Juvenile literature
Transgender people -- United States -- Biography
Transgender people -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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Transgender youth -- United States -- Biography
Transgender youth -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Transsexualism
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Being Jazz : my life as a (transgender) teen
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Being Jazz : my life as a (transgender) teen / Jazz Jennings
Being Jazz My Life as a (Transgender) Teen
Being Jazz : my life as a (transgender) teen / Jazz Jennings
Being Jazz My Life as a (Transgender) Teen
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Jennings, Jazz
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Sociology
Transgender identity
Transgender people
Transgender youth
Transsexualism
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Identity
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Sociology
Transgender identity
Transgender people
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Transsexualism
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