Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen | Jazz Jennings

 

Overview:

At the age of five, Jazz Jennings became one of the youngest known people in the world to identify as transgender. She later began appearing on television with her family to talk about the challenges of growing up transgender. Her memoir, written at the age of 15 and read aloud by Jazz herself in the audiobook version, reflects on how her very public experiences growing up transgender affected her. Jazz has faced bullying, discrimination, and rejection, but has had family and friends on her side throughout this journey.

Why Should I Read Being Jazz? 

This audiobook is read out loud as though it is a conversation from the author to you. You will like this book if you enjoy honest reflections and are interested to know more about what it means to be transgender. Jazz gives some great tips for coping with the physical, social, and emotional upheavals of adolescence and of how to cope with questions about gender identity.

Access Being Jazz here: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1107692191

Other Content:

Did you know that Jazz has her own YouTube channel?! You can follow her here. The video we have linked to describes 10 things you might not know about being transgender, and you might find it helpful to watch or to send to a friend to watch to help them understand what you are going through.


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