Does My Head Look Big in This?

By Randa Abdel-Fattah

Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Muslims, Muslim girls, Islam, High schools, Fiction, Ethnic identity, Children's fiction, Clothing and dress, fiction, Schools, fiction, Customs and practices, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Australia, fiction, Muslims, fiction, Humorous stories, Islam, fiction, Hijab (Islamic clothing), Clothing and dress, Schools

Description: Year Eleven at an exclusive prep school in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, would be tough enough, but it is further complicated for Amal when she decides to wear the hijab, the Muslim head scarf, full-time as a badge of her faith--without losing her identity or sense of style.