I really enjoyed and benefited from this likable and inspirational story of a young trans boy whose passion is "football" (soccer for Americans) and is determined to successfully play the sport, despite potential odds such as bullying and discrimination. I also appreciate the author's inclusion of the explanatory glossary. Uplifting and positive, and I recommend this title.

I got an ARC of this book.

I am a trans guy that did sports. I had to quit sports to transition. This was before all the focus on trans people on sports, it was the bullying that pushed me out more than policy and law. I wasn't accepted by the girls when they had any hint of queerness. The coach begged me to come back, but said I would have to stop hormones and get a note from the doctor saying I was still a girl, which would have barred me from top surgery and other transitional care. I would have to deny who I was and actively detransition just to play a sport.

Jacob had a different path. He had a supportive coach, he had supportive parents. The coach went out of his way to make sure that Jacob was respected, the coach took on the efforts to educate the team to make sure that Jacob was not excluded after ONE incident. Not waiting for Jacob to complain or quit. Instead the adults protected Jacob.

I loved that Jacob was allowed to keep playing and that he had dreams of playing for years to come. I love that there were some introductions to trans terms. It will be a way to show kid sthat there i snothing wrong with being trans. It is just a difference. Differences can be exciting. Differences should be respected. Jacob just wanted to play soccer with them, they just had to not be mean. There was some transphobia in the book, but it was addressed as being bad immediately. Jacob not only showed how much it hurt, but the coach lectured the team about respect. Then the class.

It was a wonderful message for parents and kids. I really liked this book.

Jacob's Transition Goals is a warming and lovely story about Jacob, a Trans boy who loves football and has recently moved to a boy's team. It follows Jacob's excitement to be a part of the team, love for the support including a local team that he aspires to join one day, and the first bumps in the road in the form of transphobic sentiment from his team-mates. The story deals with how transphobic bullying and any bullying that singles out differences is wrong and should be addressed in a way that is understandable and relatable to the target audience.
The art is beautiful with vibrant colours and a gorgeous visual identity. I particularly enjoy how visual motifs and colour are used to intensify dichotomous moods such as sadness and immense joy.
I highly recommend this beautiful picture book for any parents wanting to raise their child to be accepting of all of their peers (and themselves!) from the word go.

I love seeing more stories for young audiences centering trans characters, especially something that can be as relatable as playing sports. I loved the art style used for the illustrations and this was a really great story of a young trans boy getting to play on the boy’s team and seeing the teammates get some education when at first they exclude Jacob.

Thank you so much to Jessica Kingsley Publishers and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.

Absolutely wonderful book, I’m so happy that this exists it such a perfect read for any transgender child, for those in the life of a transgender child and honestly everyone else. It’s written so perfectly, it not only had a wonderful story of inclusion and acceptance it’s also so full of fasts at the end too.

I loved learning all about Jacob, about his love of football and how the changes made it harder for him to play. I really liked the way the author showcased it, with Jacob having such passion for what he wanted to do, who he wanted to be when he grew up. I loved that his coach was welcoming and caring, but that the team weren’t so much but with help they did eventually got there to acceptance and support.

I really had a great time reading this, it’s important that we include transgender human beings into sports, they still have as much passion and drive for it as anyone else does, so this is a perfect book to showcase and explore that starting with the children’s teams.

I really loved that the author shared so much of himself within this book too, getting a glimpse at the inspiration for the story and what his options are now within the football world. It’s so informative and can help guide so many readers into having more knowledge about Transgender people and also their inclusion within sports. I really enjoyed reading this book so much.

A fun picture book with a trans boy as main character who loves football. There are some issues when he joins the boys team but these are resolved.

I loved the art style of the picture book. The action shots with football are really well drawn.