107 pages • 3 hours read
Randa Abdel-FattahDoes My Head Look Big In This?
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2005A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Before You Read
Super Short Summary
In Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah, 16-year-old Amal, a Melbourne-born Australian of Palestinian and Egyptian descent, decides to wear the hijab full-time to express her Muslim faith, facing various reactions from peers and family while navigating cultural and personal identities, relationships, and social awareness in her private school. Topics of Islamophobia and cultural pressure are present.
Reviews & Readership
Review Roundup
Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah provides a refreshing perspective on teenage life through the lens of a hijab-wearing Muslim girl in Australia. Reviewers praise its humorous, authentic voice and cultural insights, though some mention stereotypical side characters. Overall, it is lauded for promoting empathy and diversity.
Who Should Read Does My Head Look Big In This??
Readers who enjoyed Malala Yousafzai's I Am Malala or Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give will appreciate Randa Abdel-Fattah's Does My Head Look Big In This?. This novel is perfect for those interested in themes of cultural identity, teenage struggles, and the challenges of wearing a hijab in a Western society.
RecommendedReading Age
12-18yearsLexile Level
770L