'Jumpstart the World' by Catherine Ryan Hyde
by Sassafras Lowrey on May 3, 2011
http://www.lambdaliterary.org/reviews/05/03/jumpstart-the-world-by-catherine-ryan-hyde-2/Arguably one of the most controversial LGBTQ books of the year has been Catherine Ryan Hyde's Jumpstart The World (Knopf BYR). This young adult novel focuses on the experiences of a teenager exploring her own identity, and discovering the LGBTQ community.
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While moving into the apartment, Elle meets Frank — a man she at first refers to as "elfin" and later as the novel unfolds we learn is transgender. The friendship between Frank and Elle becomes the primary focus of the novel as he teaches Elle about the struggles of a life on the margins. We watch as she learns (somewhat heavy-handedly) about the discrimination transgender people face in hospitals and society at large.
