I am J in Queereaders

Oct 05, 2010 Jennifer Wardrip rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-by-other-reviewers, trt-posted-reviews

Reviewed by Sally Kruger aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com

J has always known he was different. Now almost eighteen, he has decided it is time to commit to who he really is and make the fact clear to his parents and his best friend, Melissa.

J was born Jeni Silver. His parents have always seen him as their little girl, but J knows deep inside that though his body may be female, he is truly male. Transgender to be exact.

After spending most of his life attempting to ignore the betrayal of his ...more

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May 15, 2014 Kristy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2014

I was afraid this book would be too after school special but was pleasantly surprised. This book does an amazing job of exploring identity in an intriguing story and approaches the topic of gender identity in a way I think many folks can relate to. Read this book, for sure.

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Mar 07, 2011 A.M. Riley rated it it was amazing

I wasn't going to give star ratings anymore, but this book is exceptional. J is a teenaged boy who was born with a girls anatomy. I've never read a more insightful piece about this subject. It's a YA and I hope will make its way into the hands of young people who need it. I'm on my second reading of it and still amazed by the character and his story. Highly highly recommended. ...more

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Sep 19, 2011 Julia rated it it was ok

Shelves: ya, contemporary-fiction, glbtq

J was born with a vagina, but he’s a boy. J is also homophobic, misogynist, trans and he hates other people, including people who love him. “…He was really just tumbling around in his own pain.” (286) I’m not sure why I continued reading this book with such an obnoxious main character.

Blech! George by Alex Gino, a MG book with an eight year old MC is more mature and handles most things better.

I borrowed this from my public library. ...more

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May 03, 2012 J. rated it liked it

I wanted to like this book more than I ended up doing. The problem is that J is always in crisis. There's no humor in the book at all, save one little incident with Chantelle. Even In crisis, there's still humor, I believe, but J is monotone. Still, excellent resource for teachers to open up discussion, and great resources listed at the back of the book. ...more

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Dec 16, 2011 Akiva ꙮ marked it as wont-finish

Shelves: f-c-mg-ya, 3-fmt-f-novel, f-trans, f-queer, a-jewish

Couldn't get into the first few pages, and flipping through at random didn't yield anything I was sufficiently interested in to start reading. Oh well. ...more

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