Does my head look big in this? by Abdel-Fattah, Randa 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2009)

BTSB #: P00626 Available

Dewey: FAges: 13-18   


Genres:

Subjects: Hijab (Islamic clothing) - Fiction Muslims - Australia - Fiction High schools - Fiction Australia - Fiction

Summary: Year Eleven at an exclusive prep school in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, would be tough enough, but it is further complicated for Amal when she decides to wear the hijab, the Muslim head scarf, full-time as a badge of her faith--without losing her identity or sense of style.

Lines we cross by Abdel-Fattah, Randa 

Paperback(Scholastic Press, 2018)

BTSB #: 040204 Available

Dewey: FAges: 12-16   
AR: 4.8 UG RC: 5.3 9-12 Lexile: 690 HL

Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Refugees - Fiction Immigration and emigration - Fiction Muslims - Australia - Fiction Family life - Australia - Fiction Love - Fiction Ethnic relations - Fiction Australia - Fiction

Summary: Michael's parents are leaders of a new anti-immigrant political party called Aussie Values which is trying to halt the flood of refugees from the Middle East; Mina fled Afghanistan with her family ten years ago, and just wants to concentrate on fitting in and getting into college--but the mutual attraction they feel demands that they come to terms with their family's concerns and decide where they stand in the ugly anti-Muslim politics of the time.