Does My Head Look Big In This (2022 NE) Award-winning author by Randa Abdel-Fattah (author)

Hijabs are political. Can Muslim high-schooler Amal find the guts to wear her scarf full time? A funny and heartfelt read about growing up Muslim in a world that doesn’t always understand you. In Melbourne, Australia, hijabs aren’t exactly normal. It would be easier to walk into class naked than wearing a veil. Boy, will the kids freak out. Amal’s always been a typical Aussie schoolgirl, with all the usual obsessions: boys, chocolate and Cosmo mag. That’s all going to change once she shawls up. Plus, how much eyeliner should she wear with her hijab? And how will she catch her crush’s eye? It’s tough enough being sixteen without having to say: ‘Don’t panic – I’m Islamic!’

Product Details

Catalogue number

1120 in Setanta SCB September 2025

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780702316548

Publisher

Scholastic

Date published

May 5th, 2022

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 4.9; Upper years; 12.0 points

Other details

368 pages

Condition

New

Author/Illustrator

Randa Abdel-Fattah

Randa Abdel-Fattah is a 26 year-old Australian-born Muslim-Palestinian-Egyptian-choc-a-holic lawyer. Having grown up in Melbourne, she now lives in Sydney where she is active in the inter-faith community. She loves travelling to Egypt and Palestine and being spoilt by relatives. She also loves reading, watching romantic comedies, her husband’s sense of humour, getting a seat on the train, and any movie starring Colin Firth. Randa is married with a baby daughter.