This is a story of a teenage girl named Amal. She is sixteen year-old Australian, Palestinian, Muslim girl living in Melbourne with her mom and dad.These story is about Amal and her choice in deciding to wear the hijab. She is not the only one having to face hard facts, her friend’s travel somewhat of the same journey. For Simone, Eileen, Leila and Yasmeen each have problems of their own. Simone has serious body image problems and goes on ridiculous diets because of her mother. Being Japanese, Eileen puts up with some of racism for being different . Leila's parents care very little about her accomplishments in school and are only worried about finding her a suitor to marry, then lastly there is Yasmeen who is slight a shop-o-holic. Thought the book it deals problems such as, choice in religion and Muslim ideas in a westernized society. I feel this story also has a lot to do with finding ones true identity, how one sees themselve, and the sexual pressures placed on young girls.
This was one of my favorite books we read in class =) I didn’t want to put it done.
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