Beam, Cris

Examines the pros and cons of the American foster care system as it exists today, offering advice for how it could be improved and arguing that teenagers who grow out of the system still are in need of parental figures and a sense of home.

This work is a look at the foster care system that examines why it is failing the kids it is supposed to protect and what can be done to change it.

J, who feels that he is a boy who was mistakenly born a girl, hides who he is from his family and the world, but after he loses his best friend, J decides to stop hiding, whatever the cost.

J, who feels that he is a boy who was mistakenly born a girl, hides who he is from his family and the world, but after he loses his best friend, J decides to stop hiding, whatever the cost.

The author presents a comprehensive narrative that features four transgender teens who live in Los Angeles, and shares her experiences as a volunteer at a support center for trans teens.