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Monday, February 4, 2008
AUDIOBOOK: Ten Things I Hate About Me
Ten Things I Hate About Me by Randa Abdel-Fattah. Bolinda Audiobooks, 2007. 6 hours 40 minutesReviewed by Linette Ivanovitch, Young Adult Librarian
Jaime (not her real name) has a problem. For three years she has kept her true self a deep, dark secret. To hide her identity, she has dyed her dark hair blond and wears blue contacts. Now, the most popular guy in town is flirting with her, but Jamie knows he would drop her in a heartbeat if he knew her secret. Even worse, Jamie's new lab partner is the weirdest guy in school. John, her new online pal, is the only person in the world who knows it all - typical Australian Jamie is really Jamilah Towfeek, a Lebanese-Muslim girl in a post-9/11 world. Jaime's carefully crafted facade is about to crumble, her overprotective father will only allow her to attend the Year 10 formal if she performs with her band of fellow Muslim students.
Just about any teen, or anyone who has every been a teenager, will find something to relate to in this fun novel. Narrator Rebecca Macauley's Australian accent is a pleasure to listen to as she gives life to Jamie's thoughts.
Labels: audiobook, identity, teenager
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