As the only Muslim girl at Arondale High, Nasreen is used to keeping her head down on the bus and at school, but when she suddenly finds herself befriended by new student Mia, the only African American at the school, she no longer feels so alone. When this AP student from Chicago comes to live with her grandmother in Iowa because her mother is in jail, Mia has no intentions of putting up with any of the bullying, including Kyle's sexual advances to Nasreen on the bus or the trio of girls who are nasty at school and nastier online. United in their academics, as well as in the face of abuse, Nasreen's and Mia's friendship strengthens despite Nasreen's parents' concerns about Mia's Christian background and Mia's reluctance to share the truth about her mother with Nasreen. Nasreen becomes bolderand angrieras she watches Mia's refusal to accept the bullying even as the taunts and threats escalate. When the girls' attempts to solicit adult intervention fall short, Nasreen has an idea, and she and Mia launch a campaign of their own, with help from an unexpected source.The two engaging main characters narrate alternate chapters, unfolding an engrossingly realistic plot that pulls no punches in its tale of an all-too-pervasive problem. The prose is fluid and accessible, making I'm Just Meáan excellent selection for literature circles, book clubs, and intergenerational book groups, as well as a book that will appeal to reluctant and ravenous readers alike.Kim Carter.This book has much meaning to it. The main characters are two strong teenage girls, different from other students in their school because of their skin color, religion, and beliefs. Nasreen gets bullied to the point of considering suicide. Now that Mia is a new student at Arondale High School and is the only person who talks to Nasreen, she begins to get bullied too, but the two girls start to fight back. This book teaches an important lesson: to always be strong and keep your head up, and never let anything get to you. This book would be perfect for high school girls because it describes the main battles that girls fight in school almost every day. The author does an amazing job with details and explaining how teenage girls really feel. 5Q, 4P.Jazsmin Randall, Teen Reviewer.