However, she rewrote the book over ten years later and infused it with humor coupled with an insider’s perspective. The author wrote the first draft of the book when she was only fifteen, which brings a strong teen perspective to the book. Then she was wearing a hijab since she was attending an Islamic school. This novel will appeal to readers from seventh through twelfth grades. Amal grows as a person as she searches for her hyphenated identity. Nonetheless, she and her girlfriends maneuver through life, school, parents, and boys. Amal takes it in stride and faces possible rejection from the boy she likes. This causes concern on the part of her parents and her principal for other students’ negative reactions. She has decided to express her religious convictions and wear the hijab to school. 2005.Īmal is a sixteen-year-old Australian-Palestinian-Muslim girl who lives with her parents in Australia. Does My Head Look Big In This? New York: Scholastic.
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