Jumpstart the World
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9780375866654
Pages
186 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Sixteen-year-old Elle falls in love with Frank, the neighbor who helps her adjust to being on her own in a big city, but learning that he is transgendered turns her world upside-down.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
HL490L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Single parent; Transgender; single mother; transgender adult; girl to boy
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and boyfriend
LGBTQ+
transgender male
Awards
Lambda Literary Award, 2011, Finalist, LGBT Children's/Young Adult
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2011 Fourteen and Up
Rainbow List, 2011 Young Adult/Crossover Fiction
YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2014 GLBTQ: Books with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queerquestioning, Intersex, Asexual individuals, and Their Allies-Fiction
Keywords
moving; apartment; mothers and daughters; friendship; next door neighbor; cat; mother dating; acceptance
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Hyde, Catherine Ryan, "Jumpstart the World" (2010). Diverse Families. 559.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/559