author of the Shatter Me series comes a powerful, heartrending contemporary novel about fear. 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 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. This time God parted the heavens and slapped some sense into my teacher who made us partner off at random, selecting pairs based on our seats, and that was how. Summary: A National Book Award Longlist title. He's the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know Shirin. Instead, she drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons break-dancing with her brother.īut then she meets Ocean James.
So she's built up protective walls and refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt her. Set in 2002, A Very Large Expanse Of Sea takes readers on a whimsically clever and humorous love story between two Americans who come from different backgrounds. 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 is never surprised by how horrible people can be. Published: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2018. 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. 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.
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