Kisses for Jet: A Coming-of-Gender Story (Paperback)

A nuanced look into the life of a trans teen by a trans author and illustrator. -- Buzzfeed
I really loved Kisses for Jet, an important story that I thought was wonderfully honest and beautifully told. * Eleanor Crewes, author of The Times I Knew I Was Gay *
Jet's earnest questioning and relationship with gender and adolescence illustrates the conflict between becoming who the world wants them to be and who they are, conveyed in a raw, personal-feeling portrayal of transition in a pre-internet era. * Publishers Weekly *
A warm, funny, lived-in book that captures exactly the feeling of having a desire you just. can't place, and the relief when you manage to crack it wide open. * Mattie Lunchansky, The Nib *
Jet's journey and friendships are endearing, funny, and authentic, helped no doubt by the lived experience of author Joris Bas Backer. This title should be given a permanent spot in any recommended list of LGBTQIA+ YA reads. -- Children's Books Ireland
A beautifully drawn story of what's it's like being a trans teen finding their place in the new millennium. Real, intimate and totally captivating. * @thefoxfisher on Instagram *
it really meant a lot to me seeing so many of the feelings and experiences related to growing up as a trans boy shown on the page. * @thepictureofashjayy on Instagram *
Kisses for Jet is a very likeable blend of coming-of-age drama and humorous insight. * Broken Frontier *
Joris Bas Backer's artwork does an AMAZING job of visualizing the complicated emotions and feelings for Jet. -- Utopia_state_of_mind
Reading Kisses For Jet is seeing a collection of small moments of gender discovery, almost as if by mistake. -- @thetinyactivists on Instagram
Super cute story of finding yourself during the 90s. -- Twitter by @JosuereadsJosue
Trans creator Joris Bas Backer conveys his coming-of-gender memoir with intimacy and humour while showing us what it was like during a time where information was not just a click away. * @bookshopsc on Instagram *
A wonderful graphic novel recommendation. * @JasonDDeHart1 on Twitter *