Review: 10 Things I Hate about Me

A 16-year-old Australian-Muslim-Lebanese teen wonders who she really is as she straddles two cultural realities. Since her mother died, Jamilah's overly protective Lebanese father imposes strict curbs on her social life while her hijab-wearing older sister is totally absorbed in political causes and her brother enjoys the freedom she's denied. Jamilah attends madrasa where she studies Arabic and plays the darabuka drums in a student band, but she leads a double life. Desperate to fit in at her high school, where she's known as Jamie, Jamilah dyes her hair blond, wears blue contact lenses, avoids getting close to anyone and is determined no one discover her true heritage. Longing to be respected for who she is, Jamilah knows "it takes guts to command that respect and deal with people's judgments." She recounts her travails in a chatty first-person, present-tense narration that's punctuated by transcripts of her e-mail conversations with a boy she knows only as John and whose friendship helps her find her way. Written with insight, humor and sensitivity, Abdel-Fattah introduces a winning Muslim-Australian heroine who discovers that "honesty is liberating." (Fiction. 12-16)

ten things i hate about me is another thought-provoking and compelling tale by randa fattah she is a very dedicated writer and i had enjoyed reading her books and would recomend them to 10+
ten things i hate about me is about Lebanese-Australian Jamilah who is known in her school as australian jamie she hides her hertage from her friends and classmates by dying her hair and wearing contacts
when her conflicted feelings become too stronge for her will she bear it or will she crumble and tell her classmates the truth even if it means that they would hate her 

This book is amazing.
must read.
As long as you are a teenager.
It helped me a LOT.

Reviewed by Sally Kruger aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com
After the sudden death of her mother years ago, Jamilah and her older brother and sister have been raised by their conservative Lebanese-Muslim father. Being the youngest is not easy, since her older sister, Shereen, is forever finding ways to irritate their father, and her brother, Bilal, is a constant disappointment. It's no wonder that Jamilah has begun to live a double life - one at home and another at school.
She has dyed her dark hair blonde and wears contacts to hide her dark eyes. At home she is Lebanese-Muslim, but at school everyone thinks she is just a normal Sydney-born Australian like the majority of the students in the tenth grade.
Unfortunately, things aren't going very well.
Jamilah loves her heritage - the music, the religious beliefs, the food, and the family, but she hates the rules that go along with all she loves. Her father believes in a strict curfew that requires her to be home by sunset. She dreams of having a boyfriend and going on a date, but that's totally out of the question. As a result, Jamilah finds herself trying to balance both lives. Her friends see one side of her and her family sees the other.
While at school, Jamilah observes members of the popular crowd viciously taunting any students from different ethnic backgrounds. To keep her own secret, she shamefully watches silently, afraid the cruelty could be directed towards her if she speaks up to defend the others. With her double life threating to crumble around her, she attempts to convince her domineering father that she needs more freedom than he is willing to allow.
TEN THINGS I HATE ABOUT ME gives readers a glimpse into the Lebanese-Muslim culture and at the same time demonstrates that the true and honest path is not always the easiest to travel, but perhaps the most satisfying in the end. 

Review: Ten Things I Hate About Me

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Review: Ten Things I Hate About Me

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Review: Ten Things I Hate About Me

Reviewed by Sally Kruger aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com After the sudden death of her mother years ago, Jamilah and her older brother and sister have been raised by their conservative ... Read full review