Does my head look big in this gives an inside look into the modern challenges and pressures faced by muslims in the western world. She has been nominated for swedens 2019 astrid lindgren award, the worlds biggest childrens and young adult literature award sh. A study guide for randa abdel fattah s does my head look big in this. The narrators frustration helps readers understand what it is like to be a teenager. Randa abdelfattah randa is a prominent australian author, academic, human rights advocate, former lawyer and mother of four children. Written by the acclaimed author of the ya novel does my head look big in this. She grew up in melbourne and attended a catholic primary school and islamic secondary college where she obtained an international baccaularetate. This novel, while a little overlong, is definitely worth reading, but i wish i had read this back in 2005. Randa abdelfattah author of does my head look big in this. It was released in australia, by pan macmillan australia, on 1 august 2005. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 360 pages and is available in hardcover format.
Simone, blonde, gorgeous and overweight shes got serious image issues, and leilas really intelligent but her parents are more interested in her getting a marriage certificate than her high school certificate. The first edition of the novel was published in 2005, and was written by randa abdelfattah. How do i fit into my world shes bright, pretty, popular, and shes just decided to wear the hijabthe headscarffull time. Shes also a muslim, struggling to honour the islamic faith in a society that doesnt understand it.
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