Loved itthis is the best book that I've read this year it's so good it's such a good contemporary you should read it if you haven't I just love it so much
Very Large Expanse of Sea (2018)
Others: Mostly positive 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.
- ISBN:
- 9780062866561
- Length:
- 323 pages
Genres: romance, young adult
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