Ten Things I Hate About Me
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Ten Things I Hate About Me

by Randa Abdel-Fattah

2006•Teen•309 pages

Taste attributes: teendramacomedywholesomerealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of ageempowerment/personal growthfish out of water/culture clash

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Boxlist takeA grounded book that is small-scale, good-natured and uncomplicated. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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About This Book

Lebanese-Australian Jamilah, known in school as Jamie, hides her heritage from her classmates and tries to pass by dyeing her hair blonde and wearing blue-tinted contact lenses, until her conflicted feelings become too much for her to bear.

Description: Open Library

Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

TeenDramaComedyComing of ageEmpowerment/personal growthFish out of water/culture clash

Subjects

LebanesePrejudicesHigh schoolsSchoolsSelf-acceptanceIdentityAustraliaMuslim youth

Details

Author
Randa Abdel-Fattah
Published
2006
Pages
309
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