Ten Things I Hate About Me is the latest from Does my head look big in this? author Randa Abdel-Fattah. Lebonese Aussi Jamilah lives two lives - A trying-to-fit-in sophomore with bleached blond hair and blue contacts and the daughter of a
taxi driver in a single parent Muslim household as well as a darabuka drummer in an Arab band. Known as "Jamie" to her classmates, Jamilah doesn't let anyone know about her home/cultural life. Jamilah doesn't want negative comments made about her because of her ethnicity. Peter, a boy that likes her, constantly derides others not realizing that Jamie is a member of one such ethnicity. Thanks in part to two friends, Timothy and Amy, She comes to grips with being honest with herself and others by the story's end. I liked the development of the two friendships and the honesty that ensued. What a ride though. Jamilah is a warm humorous sensitive person at the core, and to see her realize that made for a wonderfully good read.