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.
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Yes! A great, fun YA book with a Muslim protagonist. Lebanese-Australian Jamilah doesn't want people at school to think she's a backwards terrorist, so she dyes her hair blonde and calls herself Jamie, while living a secret double life in the local Muslim community, where she plays darabuka drums and studies Muslim history. The ending is a little predictable and her emotional revelations are a little bit forced, but it doesn't really matter. It's a good read with a unique voice.
