Amal Abdel-Hakim is a seventeen year-old Australian-Palestinian-Muslim trying to come to grips with her various identities. It's hard enough being cool as a teenager when being one issue behind the latest Cosmo is enough to disqualify you from the in-group. Try wearing a veil and talking intimately about personal issues and you know you're in for a tough time at school in Australia. Luckily her friends support her, although they've got troubles of their own. Simone, blonde, gorgeous and overweight - has 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! Maybe Amal's problems are not as bad as she thinks...

Author Biography

Randa Abdel-Fattah was born in Australia to Egyptian-Palestinian parents and lives in Sydney with her family. She is a practising lawyer. Her other two award-winning books, Ten Things I Hate About Me and Where The Streets Had A Name received widespread critical and popular acclaim. Her books are published in over 35 countries.