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Does My Head Look Big In This

Does My Head Look Big In This
	Synopsis The slide opened and I heard a gentle, kind voice: What is your confession, my child? I was stuffed. The Priest would declare me a heretic; my parents would call me a traitor… The Priest asked me again: What is your confession, my child? I'm Muslim. I whispered. Welcome to my world. I'm Amal Abdel-Hakim, a seventeen year-old Australian-Palestinian-Muslim.... Read More >>

Ten Things I Hate About Me

Synopsis

Jamie wants to be the real thing. From the roots of her dyed blonde hair...

There are a lot of things Jamie hates about her life: her dark hair, her dad's Stone Age Charter of Curfew Rights, her real name – Jamilah Towfeek.

For the past three years Jamie has hidden her Lebanese background from everyone at school. It's only with her email friend John that she can really be herself.....

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Where The Streets Had A Name

Synopsis

"I need to see Sitti Zeynab one last time. To know if I will have the courage to go ahead with my plan. The two nurses look frazzled and smile wearily at me. 'We must leave now,' they say in urgent tones. 'I won't be long,' I reassure them and I jump up onto the back of the ambulance.

"I can smell the air of her village, pure and scented. I can see her village as thoug....

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Noah's Law

Sixteen-year-old Noah is a troublemaker.
His father is a hotshot barrister.
This is not a good combination.

When Noah gets caught mucking up at school, his dad sends him to work at his aunt's law firm during the holidays to 'learn responsibility' and 'fix his attitude'.

The Friendship Matchmaker

REVIEWS:

Natalie Crawford, Bookseller and Publisher, March to May 2011.

The Friendship Matchmaker follows the story of Lara Zany, Friendship Matchmaker. ....

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The Friendship Matchmaker Goes Undercover

The Friendship Matchmaker Goes Undercover
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No Sex in the City
- No Sex in the City
  
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Welcome to my website!

Hello! I love writing. I mean LOVE it. I’ve always wanted to be a writer. I wrote my first book when I was in grade six. It was a complete rip-off of Matilda written by my hero, Roald Dahl. It was called 'Ronald' and I even traced Quentin Blake’s illustrations (I’m sure he would have been very cross to know that). I’ve managed to find my own voice since stealing ideas from Roald Dahl, and I've written eight books, including Does My Head Look Big in This? Ten Things I Hate About Me, Where the Streets Had A Name, Buzz Off, The Friendship Matchmaker, the sequel, The Friendship Matchmaker Goes Undercover and No Sex in the City (adults only). I'm currently writing a 4-book series for 9-12 year olds. Until recently, I worked as a litigation lawyer. I'm now undertaking a PhD exploring everyday multiculturalism and racism in Australia and remain passionate about my human rights activism.

You can check out some of the issues I'm passionate about on my blog page or follow me on TWITTER @RandaAFattah and on FACEBOOK. I live in Sydney with my husband and two children. I am always busy and expect I will get a full night's rest sometime after 2020.

News and Upcoming Events

I am honoured to have been included in the list of the '1000 Most Important Women of the Middle East and the Arab World' by Maximilien De Lafayette for my writing!

My first novel for adults- a twist on traditional Western chick list- No Sex in the City, was part of the Get Reading, 50 Books You Can't Put Down campaign in Australia last year.

I am delighted that the UK edition of No Sex in the City is to be published by SAQI books, and will be released in the UK in July 2013.

The Friendship Matchmaker will be published by Bloomsbury USA in August 2013. The Chinese edition has just been released! It is beautifully interpreted.

Connect with me on Twitter @RandaAFattah and Facebook to keep up to date with my latest news.ooks (UK) and will be released in the UK in July 2013.