| Does My Head Look Big in This? Contributor(s): Abdel-Fattah, Randa (Author) |
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ISBN: 043992233X ISBN-13: 9780439922333 Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $10.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: Sixteen-year-old Amal makes the decision to start wearing the hijab full- time and everyone has a reaction, from her parents and friends to strangers on the street. But she stands by her decision to embrace her Muslim faith and all that it is in this stunning debut novel. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 770 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.2" W x 8" (0.60 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Australian - Religious Orientation - Islamic - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 114625 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When sixteen-year-old Amal decides to wear the hijab full-time, her entire world changes, all because of a piece of cloth...Sixteen-year-old Amal makes the decision to start wearing the hijab full-time and everyone has a reaction. Her parents, her teachers, her friends, people on the street. But she stands by her decision to embrace her faith and all that it is, even if it does make her a little different from everyone else.Can she handle the taunts of towel head, the prejudice of her classmates, and still attract the cutest boy in school? Brilliantly funny and poignant, Randa Abdel-Fattah's debut novel will strike a chord in all teenage readers, no matter what their beliefs. |