But her friend is murdered and every Muslim is to blame, violence, hatred and blatant racism rear their ugly heads. Informed by the author’s experiences, the novel shares the story of Hanan, who lost herfather as she and her family fled civil war in Somalia. Reading and writing books changed my life, so to support a campaign based on the proven power of reading is such a natural partnership for me.

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Read for Good ®, Readathon ® and Track My Read ® are all registered trademarks of registered charity, Read for Good.Andrea and Nasra however aren’t so willing to ignore Jessica and her ‘Mean Girls’ gang and encourage Hanan to stand up for herself, especially when Hanan’s younger sisters face similar bullying.

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I remember the whole moment felt like I was trapped in jelly: Luke reaching for my hijab, his friends howling in laughter and me, in disbelief, unable to do anything about it. The characters and plot points are solid here, it just needs a bit more fleshing out to really pack a punch and have been a better reading experience for me personally. The narrative neatly interweaves her backstory, with non-overwhelming but integral sections of flashback about her and her brother's experiences in Somalia. Isha and I leave school together at the end of the day and walk towards my sisters’ primary school, which Isha lives right next to. At another, Hamam is paired with the worst Braid as a peer tutor: anyone want to guess how that will end up?She is a practicing Muslim and has been raised to work hard at her studies and not to draw any attention to herself by speaking out. I am proud of You Think You Know Me adding to the growing discourse around cultural representation, and there are others paving the way too. A powerful and poignant piece of young adult fiction that really and honestly grapples with hurt, fear and stereotyping that surrounds the Muslim community. As a debut novelist, Mohamud is triumphant in a book that doesn't bow to the tropes and trends that seem to tiptoe through so many of the Young Adult offerings at the present time. The relationships, both those involving family and friends, were so wholesome and though there were some very hard moments to get through in the story there were also some wonderfully heart-warming and humorous scenes too.