Ten Things I Hate About Me
Randa Abdel-Fattah's novel about about finding your place in life . . . and learning to accept yourself and your culture is now in paperback!"At school I'm Aussie-blonde Jamie -- one of the crowd. At home I'm Muslim Jamilah -- driven mad by my Stone Age dad. I should win an Oscar for my acting...
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Randa Abdel-Fattah's novel about about finding your place in life . . . and learning to accept yourself and your culture is now in paperback!"At school I'm Aussie-blonde Jamie -- one of the crowd. At home I'm Muslim Jamilah -- driven mad by my Stone Age dad. I should win an Oscar for my acting skills. But I can't keep it up for much longer..."Jamie just wants to fit in. She doesn't want to be seen as a stereotypical Muslim girl, so she does everything possible to hide that part of herself. Even if it means pushing her friends away because she's afraid to let them know her dad forbids her from hanging out with boys or that she secretly loves to play the darabuka (Arabic drums).
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780545050562 (0545050561)
Publish date: May 1st 2010
Publisher: Orchard Books
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
10) Have a Main Character That’s a Whiney Titty Baby: Oh, sweet baby Jesus, how I could not stand Jamilah/Jamie. She is such a weak and despicable character. Honestly, I should’ve been warned enough with the premises of how she tries to hide her identity, but it’s even worse than that. ...
Actual Rating: 3.25 Review can also be seen here: http://twinjabookreviews.blogspot.com/p/our-reviews.html I recently bought this book due to my interest in reading contemporary stories featuring Muslim main characters, particularly women and teenagers. I am not Muslim myself, and don't see my...