It’s about three friends who started a band together and ended up becoming one of the most famous bands in the world. It is also aboutJimmy Kaga-Ricci, a biracial, gay, transgender musician who is a member of The Ark. It’s about her journey when she goes to London for the first time to meet a friend she’s known for years online, but never met. This story is about Angel Rahimi, a hijabi Muslim teen whose life revolves around The Ark, an internationally famous boy band. As a Muslim girl living in the 21 st Century, I can’t convey how important it is to have a book about a Muslim teen facing normal teenage problems (questioning her sexuality, finding her identity, friendships/family problems, and fangirling over a band, meeting online friends, etc.) just like everyone else. This book was also so relatable it was almost like looking into a mirror and seeing an alternate version of me. It’s the limitless happiness of being young, it’s the dizziness that comes from belonging to something bigger than yourself, it’s chaotically beautiful feelings, and Alice Oseman found a way, as always, to powerfully capture such a kaleidoscope of emotions. Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult, LGBTQ+, Music, Mental Health, Diversity, FriendshipĪlice Oseman’s “I Was Born for This” is many things.
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