{"product_id":"9781760986568-does-my-head-look-big-in-this","title":"Does My Head Look Big in This","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe slide opened and I heard a gentle, kind voice:\u003cbr\u003e'What is your confession, my child?'\u003cbr\u003eI was stuffed. The priest would declare me a heretic;\u003cbr\u003emy parents would call me a traitor . . .\u003cbr\u003eThe priest asked me again: 'What is your confession, my child?'\u003cbr\u003e'I'm Muslim,' I whispered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to my world. I'm Amal Abdel-Hakim, a sixteen-year-old Australian-Palestinian-Muslim still getting to grips with my various identity hyphens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's hard enough to be cool as a teenager, but try wearing a veil on your head and getting in the 'bums up' position at lunchtime and you know you're in for a tough time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuckily my friends support me, although they've got a few troubles of their own. Simone, blonde and gorgeous, has got serious image issues, and Leila's really intelligent but her parents are more interested in her getting a marriage certificate than her high school certificate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd I thought I had problems . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA story of being true to yourself, standing up for your beliefs and finding your own way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Does My Head Look Big In This?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The freshest voice and perspective in young adult fiction.' Weekend Australian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Reading Randa Abdel-Fattah's first novel is like discovering a jewel.' Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A no-holds-barred look at life when cultures clash and modernity wars with tradition.' Good Weekend\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This debut should speak to anyone who has felt like an outsider for any reason.' Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the ABIA Awards' Book of the Year for Older Children 2006\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44692771045512,"sku":"9781760986568","price":19.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0371\/3443\/4440\/files\/9781760986568.jpg?v=1768527310","url":"https:\/\/littlelostbookshop.com.au\/products\/9781760986568-does-my-head-look-big-in-this","provider":"The Little Lost Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}