Review: I Am J

I Am J by Cris Beam

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



J is a seventeen year old guy. He has a crush on his best friend Melissa. But he has a problem, he was born a female. His mom thinks he's a lesbian. He hates school because he is teased and tormented. Growing up he prayed to be a boy.
J decides to run away. He ends up at a cheap motel. He meets Marcia there. She tells him to go to the shelter for GLBTQ youth. The shelter told him he had to attend school to stay. If he didn't want to go back to his old school, he could attend the special school for GLBTQ.
His second day at the new school he met Chanelle. She was trans* also.

I loved this book. J's story was insightful and heart breaking at the same time. The way people saw him, including his parents. The way they treated him. I'm glad I read this book. Everyone should read it.



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