Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen

Informative and touching

Really glad I got to read this book. I learned a lot about jazz but also about some of the hardships transgendered kids have to go through. Even though you can tell this was written by a 15 year old girl, it reads exceptionally well. For anyone who wants to know more about the trans youth and is willing to try to understand or learn more or ways you can help. Lots of awesome information and links included at the end of the book too in order to do more research on your own.

Jazz Jennings, like Oprah, speaks like 75% in Inspirational Sayings, but like Oprah, she sells the shit out of them. I wasn't sure I'd get into this book tbh–I felt like it was maybe aimed more either at kids/teens questioning their gender identity, or maybe people who want a Trans 101, but Jazz (who reads the audiobook) has a really sincere tone that really works here–she's open and funny about some of the struggles she's gone through, but also super aware and obviously super moved by the fact that a lot of trans kids haven't had the support she's had. I teared up like ten thousand times listening to it.

I do think it would be great especially for trans kids/teens (or parents/friends/etc of trans kids/teens...so like, most people really), but Jazz's life story is funny and moving for anyone. She reads the audiobook herself and does a killer Obama impression in it.