Does My Head Look Big in This?
Does My Head Look Big in This?
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Does My Head Look Big in This?

Written by Randa Abdel-Fattah
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12 - 17
Reading age
368
Page count
211
Words per page
770L
Lexile measure
Aug 1, 2008
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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.

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Australiacultureschoolclothingcoming of ageprejudice and racismhigh schoolhijabs

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780439922333
    Publication Date
    August 1, 2008
    Publisher
    Scholastic Paperbacks
    Page Count
    368
    Words Per Page
    211
    Audience
    Young Adult
    Reading Age
    12 - 17 years
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    235941907
    Lexile® Level
    770L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~R
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.9
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    12
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    114625
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    UG

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