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I Am J is a young adult novel written by Cris Beam. It tells the story of 17-year-old transgender student J, who is transitioning during his senior year in high school in New York City, and struggles to find …

Smart and sensitive, but with just the right amount of rage bubbling over, J is an inspiring and courageous ambassador for any twenty-first century kid trying to figure out who and what he or she …

Her young adult novel, I am J, was released by Little, Brown in March 2011, and was named a Kirkus Best Book and Library Guild Selection of 2011, and is the first book with a transgender character to …

Jan 1, 2011 · In the novel, I Am J by Cris Beam, a seventeen-year-old transgender named Jenifer Silver (he goes by the name J) faces his personal struggle for identity and purpose.

Cris Beam’s novel I Am J (2011) centers on protagonist “J” – born Jenifer – a young transman whose coming of age tale gives a new, modern spin to the bildungsroman.

I Am J begins as J Silver complains to his only friend, Melissa, that someone called him a dyke again. This insult hurts J even though he is not a lesbian. He has female body parts, but in...

Transgender J, a genetically assigned female, struggles against family, friends, and body to become the man that he really is. The books, recommended for ages 12-18, meet the criteria of both good quality …

I am J by Cris Beam does a wonderful job of introducing teen readers to the story of J, a transgendered teen who struggles to accept himself. This novel is simultaneously heart wrenching and hopeful.

A powerful and inspiring story about a transgender teen's struggle to find his own path -- and love his true self. J had always felt different. He was certain that eventually everyone would...