Recently, for City Kids’ writing program, the kids were learning about nonfiction, first person narratives and linear vs. non-linear story lines. As an example of a nonfiction, first person narrative, we read the book I am Jazz, an autobiographical account of a little girl who is transgender (we also read parts of an interview the author gave when she was older). When we choose literature to be an example of a genre, a literary device, or some other literary category, we can