A Very Large Expanse of Sea
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Tahereh Mafi
Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature!From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Shatter Me series comes a powerful, heartrending contemporary novel about fear, first love, and the devastating impact of prejudice. It’s 2002, a year after 9/11. It’s an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, 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. So she’s built up protective walls and refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt her. Instead, she 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 Shirin. It terrifies her—they seem to come from two irreconcilable worlds—and Shirin has had her guard up for so long that she’s not sure she’ll ever be able to let it down.
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Author
Tahereh Mafi
Pages
336
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2018-10-16
ISBN
0062866583 9780062866585
Ratings
Google: 4
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"This was a very good book. Brought light to serious issues like racism, and gave a good perspective of what it’s like to deal with it. It also added in cute romance!! I like this book bc the romance wasn’t separate from the point of the book: navigating life while dealing with racism. Wasn’t like most YA love books!! #racism #young_adult_fiction #eyeopening "
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Jackie:)
"This book brings to light some admittedly very obvious but overlooked aspects of Racism in an easily digestible way, using a love story to illustrate the inter workings of many high school experiences (sadly) and how many cultural diverse people go through life."
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Madison Olsen
"litteraly sobbed at the last half of the book. why she make it end like that 🤭"
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iyanah h
"This book was incredible. Not only did it bring attention to the serious issue of racism in schools but it was also an adorable teenage romance. 5/5 stars. "
Shelby Thibedeau
"Muahy ocean"
Jes Ruv
"It’s so good"
Arjun Kapur
"THE GUYYYYYY!!!! OCEAN WILL U MARRY ME?!?!?!"
Alynna Humphrey
"I couldn't read this book due to lack of interest"
Leah Turner
"this was maybe the second book i’ve ever read and enjoyed like crazy. i brought it everywhere with me, finished it in 3 days!!"
Abby Lopez
"I loved the slow burn. It was so real and showed true problems Islamic people faced back then and still do this day. Shirin had trust issues so she wasn’t sure why ocean would want to get to know her. He truly loved her for who she was and was curious about her. What an amazing, real, and true love story. I just wish they stayed together, hand in hand, at the end :("
Sophia F
