num_pages: 186
description: Elle is a loner. She doesnt need people. Which is a good thing because shes on her own: she had to move into her own apartment so her mothers boyfriend wont have to deal with her. Then she meets Frank the guy who lives next door. Hes older and has a girlfriend but Elle cant stop thinking about him. Frank isnt like anyone Elle has ever met. He listens to her. Hes gentle. And Elle is falling for him hard. But Frank is different in a way that Elle was never prepared for: hes transgender. And when Elle learns the truth her world is turned upside down. Now shell have to search inside herself to find not only the true meaning of friendship but her own role in jumpstarting the world. Tender honest and compassionate Jumpstart the World is a stunning story to make you laugh cry and honor the power of love.
language: English
title: Jumpstart the World
publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers