A review by heisereads
Jack (Not Jackie) by Holly Hatam, Erica Silverman

3.0

I really wanted to love this because we need more stories about trans kids to share with students. And parts of it I did, but as told through an older sister's cisgender viewpoint, and with such a stereotypical stance on clearly binary gender lines (trans child likes mud and bugs and doesn't like dresses, so she must actually be a boy), I fear it is also problematic. I love the mother's perspective and clear acceptance, however. It is not clear if the author was or lives with a trans child, and the author's note says her editor asked her to write a story on this topic, but it left me feeling excited about parts and disheartened by others.