![]() ![]() They’ve just assumed that they have her all figured out. Shirin sees that people at her school act like they know everything about her-what she stands for, her morals, values, personality,and her home life when in reality, they know absolutely nothing about her. Filled with anger about the 9/11 attack that rocked the country she was born in, she begins to see how people treat her after the attack, with distaste and disgust, as if she played a role in the attack, when in reality, Shirin states that she has never even been to Afghanistan, let alone corresponded with terrorists. She has just moved to her third high school in under a year, and she is not thrilled about it. In summary, A Very Large Expanse of Sea opens with Shirin, a 16-year-old Muslim-American teen who wears a Hijab. While also showing the beautiful development of a love story Shirin finds herself lost and confused in. ![]() The beautifully written book tackles prejudices, bigotry, and hate crimes that follow Shirin wherever she goes. The book takes place post-9/11, following a young Muslim-American girl, Shirin, in her Sophomore year of high school. ![]() Image from Ī Very Large Expanse of Sea is author, Tahereh Mafi’s, 10th book written in her career and quite honestly, her best. ![]()
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