Alice Oseman Books
A Complete Guide to Alice Oseman's Books, Including the "Heartstopper" Series
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In "I Was Born for This" ($11), Muslim teenager Angel Rahimi defines herself by her love for the popular boyband, The Ark. The band's teenaged frontman Jimmy Kaga-Ricci is openly trans, but he, like the rest of his bandmates, is struggling with personal issues he doesn't want the press to know. He's also growing increasingly tired of their fans constantly shipping him with his bandmate Rowan. When Angel finally gets to meet her celebrity obsession, she's confronted with a reality that forces her to question her own life.