Teenager advocate and trailblazer Jazz Jennings-named among “The 25 Most Influential Teens” of the entire year by Time-shares her very general public transgender trip, as she inspires people to accept the differences in others while they embrace their very own truths.

“[Jazz’s] touching publication acts as a rallying cry for understanding and approval.”-Bustle

Jazz Jennings is among the youngest and most prominent voices in the nationwide discussion about gender identification. At age five, about Being Jazz: My Life like a (Transgender) Teenager Jazz transitioned alive as a girl, with the support of her parents. A yr later, her parents allowed her to talk about her incredible trip in her first Barbara Walters interview, aired at the same time when the public was much less experienced or accepting of the transgender community. This groundbreaking interview was adopted over time by additional high-profile interviews, a documentary, the launch of her YouTube route, a picture publication, and her personal reality Television series-I Am Jazz-making her perhaps one of the most recognizable activists for transgender teenagers, kids, and adults.

In her impressive memoir, Jazz displays on these extremely public experiences and exactly how they possess helped form the mainstream attitude toward the transgender community. Nonetheless it hasn’t all been easy. Jazz has faced many issues, bullying, discrimination, and rejection, yet she perseveres as she educates others about her existence as a transgender teenager. Through everything, her family continues to be beside her on this journey, standing together against those who don’t understand the real meaning of tolerance and unconditional like. Now Jazz must learn to navigate the physical, public, and psychological upheavals of adolescence-particularly high school-complicated by the initial challenges to be a transgender teen. Making the trip from woman to woman is by no means easy-especially when you started your life within a boy’s body.

Includes a reward PDF with family members interviews, characters, and Jazz’s resources for navigating the transgender experience

PRAISE FOR JAZZ JENNINGS:

“Jazz is one of the transgender community’s most important activists.” -Cosmopolitan

“A job model for teenagers all over the place.” -Seventeen.com

“Smart beyond her years.” -Teenager Vogue