Very Large Expanse of Sea
About this book
It s 2002, a year after 9/11, and Shirin has just started at yet another school. It s an extremely turbulent time for the world, but especially for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year old Muslim girl who s tired of being stereotyped. But then she meets Ocean James. He s the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know Shirin.
Subjects
- adolescent psychology
- children's fiction
- contemporary
- fiction
- first loves
- identity
- iranian americans
- juvenile fiction
- love
- muslim
- muslims, fiction
- muslim teenagers
- new york times bestseller
- nyt:young-adult-hardcover=2018-11-04
- prejudice & racism
- prejudices
- religious
- romance
- social themes
- trust
- young adult fiction