You Must Be Layla - Yassmin Abdel-Magied

You Must Be Layla

By: Yassmin Abdel-Magied

Paperback | 5 March 2019

At a Glance

Paperback


$16.99

or 4 interest-free payments of $4.25 with

In Stock and Aims to ship in 1-2 business days

When will this arrive by?

With her long skirt and headscarf Layla certainly stands out at her new high school. Everyone thinks they know her, just from a glance. But do they? And does Layla really know herself?

Layla's mind goes a million miles a minute, so does her mouth - unfortunately her better judgement can take a while to catch up! Although she believes she was justified for doing what she did, a suspension certainly isn't the way she would have wished to begin her time at her fancy new high school. Despite the setback, Layla's determined to show everyone that she does deserve her scholarship and sets her sights on winning a big invention competition. But where to begin?

Looking outside and in, Layla will need to come to terms with who she is and who she wants to be if she has any chance of succeeding.

Jam-packed with heart and humour You Must Be Layla by Yassmin Abdel-Magied reveals a powerful new voice in children's writing. Touching on the migrant experience and exploring thought-provoking themes relevant to all teens, this book shows the strength required to be a Queen with a capital 'Q'.

About the Author

Yassmin Abdel-Magied is a Sudanese-born Australian mechanical engineer, writer and social advocate. Yassmin worked on oil and gas rigs around Australia for almost half a decade before becoming a full-time writer and broadcaster. She published her debut memoir, Yassmin's Story, at age 24, then became the presenter of Australia Wide, a national weekly current-affairs show on the ABC and Motor Mouth, a podcast on becoming an F1 driver. After hosting the documentary, The Truth About Racism, she created Hijabistas for the ABC, a series looking at the modest fashion scene in Australia. Her writing has appeared in publications like Teen Vogue, London's Evening Standard, the Guardian and numerous anthologies.

More in General, Modern & Contemporary Fiction for Children & Teenagers

A Good Kind of Trouble - Brooke Blurton

$19.99

I Am Not Jessica Chen - Ann Liang

RRP $19.99

$12.95

35%
OFF
Our World of Wild Wonders - Jevita Nilson
Our Infinite Fates - Laura Steven

RRP $24.99

$23.75

The World Needs The Wonder You See - Joanna Gaines

RRP $24.99

$14.95

40%
OFF
Spice And Wolf : Vol 1 - Novel - Isuna Hasekura

RRP $26.99

$15.75

42%
OFF
Konosuba : God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!, Vol. 5 (Novel) - Natsume Akatsuki
The Wiggles : Alphabet Book - The Wiggles

$14.25

Neeka and the Missing Key : Wilder Zoo - Tina Strachan
The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya : Light novel - Nagaru Tanigawa
Taronga : What Do Baby Animals Do? - Taronga Conservation Society Australia

RRP $16.99

$9.95

41%
OFF
Poo Bum : Simon Books - Stephanie Blake

$16.99

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya : Light Novel - Nagaru Tanigawa
Eragon : The Inheritance Cycle Series Book 1 - Christopher Paolini

25% OFF

RRP $19.99

$14.95

25%
OFF
Spice And Wolf : Vol 5 - Novel - Isuna Hasekura

RRP $26.99

$19.25

29%
OFF
So I'm a Spider, So What?, Vol. 9 : SO IM A SPIDER SO WHAT GN - Asahiro Kakashi