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Original Title:	A Very Large Expanse of Sea
ISBN:	0062866567 (ISBN13: 9780062866561)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	National Book Award Nominee for Young People's Literature (2018), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fiction (2018), NAACP Image Award Nominee for Youth/Teens (2019)

A Very Large Expanse of Sea

Tahereh Mafi

Hardcover | Pages: 310 pages

Rating: 4.24 | 24843 Users | 5364 Reviews

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It’s 2002, a year after 9/11. 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. 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. So she’s built up protective walls and refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt her. Instead, she 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 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.

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Title	:	A Very Large Expanse of Sea
Author	:	Tahereh Mafi
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 310 pages
Published	:	October 16th 2018 by HarperTeen
Categories	:	Young Adult. Contemporary. Romance. Fiction

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oh wow. im surprised by how much i actually enjoyed this! much more than i thought i would, considering i really had no expectations for it whatsoever. but it wasnt always upward positivity. actually, my feelings whilst reading this would look similar to a square root symbol - √ - if i were to graph it. it began with pretty neutral feelings (like i said, no expectations), before plunging in great frustration (i found the main character to be extremely unlikable and insufferable) but then

I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful.

My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful

i'm conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted i got a lot to ??unpack?? but i dont know if i'm going to unpack it, so stay tuned, i guessRTC~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~i'm sitting here reading this book and lowkey getting emotional bc there are comments and phrases that are just so natural to the main characters and I DIDNT THINK I WOULD EVER SEE THE DAY WHEN THIS WAS NORMAL IN A YA BOOK 😭😭😭😭😭

This was PHENOMENAL. I've always really enjoyed Tahereh's books but this being a contemporary really just stepped everything up for me. Fuck, I loved this SO MUCH. dsafsahdfkjsahfdPlease join us tomorrow (12/14) on Kassie's channel at 8pm PST as we discuss this amazing read. I hope to see you there!

October 2018 Updating with my full thoughts now that the book is out! I wrote all of this down when I first read it in May.I was nervous starting this book because the first 25% of this lays a lot of groundwork and theres a lot of telling instead of showing. Despite this, I was highlighting paragraphs basically every other page because Shirins experiences and anger born from them was so powerful. This book cuts the crap from Shatter Me & Furthermores writing style and says it how it is. Gone

One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read this year, make it this one.