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A Very Large Expanse of Sea

byTahereh Mafi

Genres: Young Adult Romance Fiction Life-Rediscovery Journeys Modern Love Dilemmas Coming Out Stories

Who is this book for? Readers interested in contemporary issues, young adult romance, and stories about identity and prejudice.

Topics PrejudiceIdentityTeenage romanceCultural stereotypesFriendshipAcceptanceDiversitySocial justiceComing of ageInterfaith relationshipsFirst Love

MoodHopeful, Reflective

Female protagonist

RomanceMajor Subplot

ViolenceMild

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Shatter Me series comes a powerful, heartrending contemporary YA novel about fear, first love, and the devastating impact of prejudice It's 2002, a year after 9/11, and Shirin has just started at yet another new high school. It's an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who's tired of being stereotyped. Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She's tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments - even the physical violence she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day. Shirin drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons break-dancing with her brother. But then she meets Ocean James. He's the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know her. It terrifies her -they seem to come from two irreconcilable worlds - and Shirin has had her guard up against the world for so long that she's not sure she'll ever be able to let it down.

Language

Published on

18/10/2018

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781405292603

Price Comparison

8.79 €

8.99 £

23.49 €

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