Name: Jess, Chunk, and the Road Trip to Infinity
ISBN: 9780374380069

Kristin Elizabeth Clark

A male-to-female trans teen, Jess, and her male best friend, Chunk, take a road trip across country to attend Jess's father's wedding to her mother's former best friend. Hilarity, self-discovery, and some romance ensue.

Jess, Chunk, and the Road Trip to Infinity

Sarah Sammis

Initially I thought this book settled higher up on the road narrative spectrum at a 660000 (marginalized city interstate), which is where For Today I am a Boy by Kim Fu sits. It certainly starts there but later with pacing similar to The Graduate by Charles Webb, Christophe manages to blurt out his love for Jess and she reciprocates, thus lowering the book's placement to 330000 (couple city interstate).

The coupling at the end while awkwardly romantic, also feels a bit like a cop-out. The couple as road narrative protagonist are safe (or rather, the woman is safe) because of the privileged man. If they are a fat kid and a trans-woman traveling together as friends, they are narrationally less safe than if they are a couple.


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laura

I really loved the topic of this book. It dealt with a trans story but in a very cool way. I loved the road trip aspect and the various cast of characters that we met. The main character was very hard to like but overall i enjoyed the story and it gave me a nice understanding of the struggles facing trans youth.

Jess, Chunk, and the Road Trip to Infinity

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