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onclout99's review against another edition
1.0
This is one of the few books that I have ever truly disliked.
The main character I found to be much too whiny, and she labeled herself a Muslim even though the majority of the things she did throughout the book were not so Islamic. I'll admit that some Muslims are like this, but the majority was greatly misrepresented. If you're looking for a good read about Muslims, check out [b:Does My Head Look Big In This|79876|Does My Head Look Big In This?|Randa Abdel-Fattah|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1328866134s/79876.jpg|1532446] it's way better!
The main character I found to be much too whiny, and she labeled herself a Muslim even though the majority of the things she did throughout the book were not so Islamic. I'll admit that some Muslims are like this, but the majority was greatly misrepresented. If you're looking for a good read about Muslims, check out [b:Does My Head Look Big In This|79876|Does My Head Look Big In This?|Randa Abdel-Fattah|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1328866134s/79876.jpg|1532446] it's way better!
sarahbowman101's review against another edition
3.0
Almira decides, for the first time, to observe Ramadan with her family. She is one of the few Muslims at her fancy school in a fancy area in Miami which makes things like school lunch complicated. Most of Almira's friends are Hispanic but she is in love with a blonde artsy type. Almira's family is very modern in many ways, but they forbid dating of any kind. In the process, Almira has difficulty with school, Peter the Blond Arty Type, her friends, her parents and her grandpa. A lot of her difficulties make her identifiable, but her self introspection was too self-aware to be believable for a teenager (or anyone really). Still sweet enough to be recommended to a young teen looking for a multi-ethnic novel.
andymariebrokaw's review against another edition
4.0
A sweet, funny, and touching look at life as an Arab-American teen.
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