![]() ![]() ![]() When the list was released in 2020, Jennings told Yahoo Life that it was "both disappointing and honorable" to be named. It even made its way to the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom's list of Top 10 Banned and Challenged Books by 2015 and sat as number 13 on the association's list of the 100 most banned or challenged books of the decade, from 2010 through 2019. It quickly proved to be controversial as it appeared on banned books lists. Jennings co-wrote the book with Jesica Herthel and published it in 2014 when she was just 14 years old. The book is about identity and it helps so many transgender youth learn about their personal self identity and who they are and it helps families better support their transgender child and friends better support their transgender friend." "Legislators ban the book out of fear that it will recruit or brainwash kids into being LGBTQ+. And today, despite living my life as a proud trans woman, my children’s book I Am Jazz is banned all over the country," she said in an Instagram video posted on Tuesday. At age 2, I expressed I knew I was a girl. For experts who study literary education and young adult. "My name is Jazz and I was assigned male at birth. Blume’s titles are constants on the American Library Association’s list of frequently banned books for children and young adults. This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. ![]()
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