In Ten Things I Hate About Me, Jamilah, a Muslim-Aussie girl struggles with her identity. She has bleached-blond hair and wears blue contacts, but reveals her brown eyes and dons her hijab with the Muslim community. Jamilah just doesn't have the courage and strength to endure the teasing she would receive if she revealed her Muslim identity. Jamilah even goes by "Jamie" at school to hide herself! One day, Jamilah gets an email from a boy who saw her email address in a chat room. They trade emails back and forth, and soon they become the best of friends. Jamilah finds herself revealing things to her "pen pal" that she would never dare to share with anyone else. Will Jamilah finally discover who she really is? Read Ten Things I Hate About Me to find out.

Ten Things I Hate About Me
By Randa Abdel-fattah
Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
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Grades 6 - 8 | Grade 5 | n/a | 4.8 | 61385 |
Randa Abdel-Fattah's new novel about about finding your place in life . . . and learning to accept yourself and your culture.
"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).
"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).
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN-13: 9781606867112
ISBN-10: 1606867113
Published on 5/1/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304