Her Name is James
Publisher
CreateSpace Publishing
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
9781502375704
Pages
310 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
At fifteen years old, James Farrow was removed from home by social services for his own safety. Now he is eighteen, he is no longer the responsibility of the welfare state. Returning home to an uncertain reception, James finds his father has mellowed and his brother is delighted to have his hero back. Life could run smoothly for James now he is home again but he has a painful truth to confess; James is transgender. He's always known he wasn't intended to be born a boy but now he wants to begin his transition into the woman he should be.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Family Relationships; Transgender; Single parent; transgender teenager; boy to girl; single father
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
single father
LGBTQ+
boy to girl transgender; male/male
Keywords
friends; family; black mail; father and son relationship; social services
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Heath, C.J., "Her Name is James" (2015). Diverse Families. 863.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/863