Library's review
Jamilah, a Lebanese-Muslim teenager, struggles to nd self-identity as she experiments with her appearance and her name in order to be accepted by peers in her Australian high school
Genres
Publication
Orchard Books (2009), 304 pages
Description
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.
Subjects
Awards
CBCA Book of the Year (Notable Book — Older Readers — 2007)
Kathleen Mitchell Award (2008)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2006
Pages
304
Physical description
304 p.; 8.75 inches
ISBN
0545050553 / 9780545050555
DDC/MDS
| 823.92 |