In his new haunts, including a seedy hotel, a downtown Starbucks, a trans support group and a high school for LGBT students, J encounters a vibrant and diverse cast of characters. A Google search leads him to the idea of taking testosterone, and J leaves home, certain that his parents will not accept his choices.
He tries not to think about gender and covers his body in thick layers of clothing, but he still tenses up when his mother calls him “m'ija” or classmates call him “dyke.” After a heated argument with his best friend, Melissa, and a nearly physical fight at school, J starts cutting class.
An inspiring story of self-discovery, of choosing to stand up for yourself, and of finding your own path – readers will recognize a part of themselves in J’s struggle to love his true self.Finally, a book about a transgender teen that gives its central character a life in which gender and transition matter but do not define his existence! J lives with his Puerto Rican mother and Jewish father in Manhattan's working-class Washington Heights neighborhood but plans to go to college to study photography. And this time he is determined not to give up, no matter the cost. But after being deserted by the best friend he thought would always be by his side, J decides that he’s done hiding – it’s time to be who he really is. 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 himself invisible – from his family, from his friends…from the world. He was certain that eventually everyone would understand who he really was: a boy mistakenly born as a girl. J couldn’t muster a hello back, not now he didn’t care that she’d tell his mom he’d been rude. His stomach clenched hard, as though he’d been hit. J couldn’t muster a hello back, not now he didn’t care that she’d tell An inspiring story of self-discovery, of choosing to stand up for yourself, and of finding your own path – readers will recognize a part of themselves in J’s struggle to love his true self. You can read this before I am J PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom.Īn inspiring story of self-discovery, of choosing to stand up for yourself, and of finding your own path – readers will recognize a part of themselves in J’s struggle to love his true self. Here is a quick description and cover image of book I am J written by Cris Beam which was published in. Brief Summary of Book: I am J by Cris Beam
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