Does my head look big in this? is a universal tale of high school angst with teeth.

Author Randa Abdel-Fattah writes with razor sharp wit and totally understands what it is like to be a teenage girl.

Amal Abdel-Hakim, is a sassy 16-year-old Australian-Palestinian-Muslim about to start her third term of Year 11 schooling. Like any other teenager, Amal has decided to change her appearance over the holidays. But unlike every other teenager, Amal’s image change involves wearing the hijab. This raises all sorts of issues – some poignant and some hilarious.