A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi

A Very Large Expanse of Sea

by Tahereh Mafi

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.

Reviewed by liz089 on

4 of 5 stars

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Awesome !! This was a GREAT novel to read.
Like 10/10 for diversity. It is incredibly cool to be reading about a young Muslim girl and how she experiences high school. It was so sad sometimes, and even though you wish the world was not like this, it is. And it is good to write about it, make people more aware.
4.5 stars, because I did not always felt completely pulled in ?

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