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.
Perfect for fans of the Shatter Me series as well as Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give and Nicola Yoon's The Sun is Also A Star.
| ISBN: | 9781405292603 |
| Publication date: | 18th October 2018 |
| Author: | Tahereh Mafi |
| Publisher: | Electric Monkey an imprint of Egmont UK Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 296 pages |
| Reading age: | 12+ |
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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.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed A Very Large Expanse of Sea and determined it is suitable for children aged 15-18 years old
A Very Large Expanse of Sea features in the following genres: Stories about Family and Friends, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), School Stories, Featured Books for Young Adults, Recommendations
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A Very Large Expanse of Sea was written by Tahereh Mafi and published by Electric Monkey an imprint of Egmont UK Ltd
A Very Large Expanse of Sea has 296 pages
£8.99, reduced from £9.99. Temporarily Out Of Stock.
