A Very Large Expanse of Sea Hardcover - 2018
by Mafi, Tahereh
- Used
From the "New York Times"- and "USA Today"-bestselling author of the Shatter Me series comes a gorgeous and heartrending contemporary novel inspired by her own experiences with first love, breakdancing, and the devastating impact of prejudice.
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Details
- Title A Very Large Expanse of Sea
- Author Mafi, Tahereh
- Binding Hardcover
- Condition UsedVeryGood
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperCollins
- Date 2018-10-16
- Bookseller's Inventory # 52GZZZ00LOHP_ns
- ISBN 9780062866561 / 0062866567
- Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
- Dimensions 8.3 x 5.8 x 1.3 in (21.08 x 14.73 x 3.30 cm)
- Ages 13 to UP years
- Grade levels 8 - UP
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Islamic
- Library of Congress subjects Identity, Prejudices
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2018945999
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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From the rear cover
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 also 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. But 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. She decided long ago not to trust anyone anymore, and she doesn't expect, or even try, to fit in anywhere or let anyone close enough to hurt her. Instead, she drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons breakdancing 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.
Tahereh Mafi, bestselling author of the Shatter Me series, returns with a gorgeous and heartrending new novel inspired by her own experiences with first love, breakdancing, and the devastating impact of prejudice.
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Citations
- Booklist, 09/15/2018, Page 68
- BookPage, 10/01/2018, Page 0
- Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 10/01/2018, Page 0
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2019, Page 0
- Kirkus Reviews, 01/01/0001, Page 0
- Publishers Weekly, 08/20/2018, Page 0
- School Library Journal, 05/01/2019, Page 122
- Shelf Awareness, 10/19/2018, Page 0
- Voice of Youth Advocates, 12/01/2018, Page 0
