num_pages: 320
description: Randa Abdel-Fattah's new novel 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).
language: English
title: Ten Things I Hate About Me
titlecomplete: Ten Things I Hate About Me
genres: Young Adult, Religion, Romance, Teen, Islam, Fiction, Contemporary, Australia, Chick Lit, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 3938
places: Australia
awards: awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (RT Award)
category: Best Young Adult Novel, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA)
category: Older Children
publisher: Marion Lloyd