Tahereh Mafi

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.

A very large expanse of sea

this is his first guess??? that never happens in real life (at least to me)

blue

is this a trend in books? to make every arab guy lebanese /lh

“Oh,” he said, his eyebrows high. “Cool, cool. I’m Lebanese.”

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