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"A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi brings hard to swallow topics into a new light and describes the struggles of being a Muslim girl after 9/11.

Shirin is used to the horrible things that people can say and do. By the time she starts her junior year, she has decided that trusting people is not an option after everything she has experienced. Ocean James is the first person that seems to want to get to know her, but after having her guard up for so long Shirin isn't sure if it is safe to let it down.