Ten Things I Hate About Me

Written by Randa Abdel-Fattah

A Muslim teen hides her heritage at school, until a crush and curious friends threaten her secret.

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297 pages· 61,385 words· Est. 5.5 hour read· HL720L· AR 4.8 · 9 AR pts

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Bookroo's summary

At school she is Jamie, an Aussie blonde who blends in; at home she is Jamilah, a Lebanese Muslim girl whose strict father forbids her from seeing boys. Afraid of being stereotyped, she keeps her two lives apart, even hiding her love of playing the darabuka. But when the cutest boy in school asks her out and her friends grow curious about her life outside school, her secrets threaten to spill out, and she must decide who she really is.

From the publisher

“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). But when the cutest boy in school asks her out and her friends start to wonder about Jamie’s life outside of school, her secrets threaten to explode. Can Jamie figure out how to be both Jamie and Jamilah before she loses everything?

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