A National Book Award Longlist title!
From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Shatter Me series comes a powerful, heartrending contemporary novel about fear, first love, and the devastating impact of prejudice.
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.
© 2018 HarperCollins (Audiolivros): 9780062888198
Data de lançamento
Audiolivros: 16 de outubro de 2018
A National Book Award Longlist title!
From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Shatter Me series comes a powerful, heartrending contemporary novel about fear, first love, and the devastating impact of prejudice.
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.
© 2018 HarperCollins (Audiolivros): 9780062888198
Data de lançamento
Audiolivros: 16 de outubro de 2018
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Ana Carolina
22 de abr. de 2021
História maravilhosa, um mix de emoções, um assunto que nunca deixou de ser atual e é cada vez mais importante de ser debatido
ana
13 de mar. de 2022
hummm achei bem imprevisível… a very large expanse of sea é um romance sobre a shirin, uma adolescente muçulmana morando nos eua após os ataques terroristas de 9/11. e o livro segue sua luta contra o fanatismo/preconceito/islamofobia e xenofobia após esse evento - pelo menos ele é vendido desta forma kkkkkkkkk. mas na verdade eu senti que ele é sobre uma adolescente se apaixonando pela primeira vez e tendo que lidar com a repercussão e preconceito de uma relação interracial…… bsjsjsjs fiquei confusa lendo e percebendo isso!algumas coisas eu gostei bastante, como a relação da shirin com o irmão dela (!!!!!!!! fofos) e a escrita da tahereh que foi muuuito fluida - alguns capítulos e frases são especialmente bonitos // outras obviamente me deixaram c muita raiva….. mas enfim acho que vale a pena ler pra tirar uma conclusão pessoal - muita gente favorita esse livro. ps: sobre o ocean……… ele é tão perfeito que chega a ser irreal não gostei muito disso KKKKKK
Mirna
13 de ago. de 2022
Livro leve, temática adolescente, mas interessante pra entender outras culturas
Joice
1 de nov. de 2022
fofo adorei
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