Ten Things I Hate About Me by Randa Abdel-Fattah

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Are your parents uber strict? Jamie's father is, so she never, ever has her friends come over to her house, and she rarely gets the chance to go out with them after school. Her dad changed when her mom died, writing up a charter of curfew rights for Jamie and telling her all sorts of things she can and can't do. Meanwhile, he lets her older brother

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I really enjoyed both of her books. It was interesting to get an Australian perspective on growing up multicultural. I definitely would have related to Jamie in some ways when I was growing up (and not just because my middle name is Jamila! :)

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I have been looking/waiting for Where The Streets Had a Name, and I just checked her site and learned that she has two 2011 releases: The Friendship Matchmaker and Noah's Law.

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This one is right up my alley and an absolute must-read. Thank you!

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