McLaughlin, Lauren. (re)cycler.  2009.  273 p.  Random House.  $8.99
(978-0-375-85195-7).  Grades 8-12.

There’s no other way to describe Jack and Jill’s relationship other than to say “it’s  complicated.”  Four days (or so) each  month,  Jill morphs into Jack with all the male body  parts and some of the “male” personality traits.   After Jill’s nightmarish prom experience and graduating from high school, Jack/Jill  move to New York City to be closer to Jack’s girlfriend.  Jill works temp jobs and  pays the bills as she tries to figure out if  her bisexual boyfriend Tommy loves her or not.  Sounds like an odd premise, but somehow it works out to be an intriguing story about finding out who you really are, even when you are sometimes male and sometimes female.    –Arla Jones