A review by acrigger
Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah

4.0

I picked this book up from the library cause the cover caught my eye. Teaching teens has always been enough for me; I didn't think listening to a teen book would be so fun. Amal is an 11 year student in Australia. She's muslim and is trying to decide whether or not to wear the hijab full time. The book opens with her trying to decide and progresses through her parents ideas, her friends ideas, and others' ideas about what it means for her to wear it. She is a normal teen, but there are moments where she shows how adult she truly is. The book covers self-image, racism, and social prejudice as seen from a teenagers perspective. Well worth the read. I found myself laughing out loud sometimes and crying other times. I really enjoyed listening to this book.