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Publisher's Summary
A National Book Award Longlist title!
From the New York Times and USA Today best-selling 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 16-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.

Editor's Pick
Timely and important
"I was immediately enticed by this audiobook simply because of its beautiful title—and then it became a story I had to hear. A Very Large Expanse of Sea is drawn from author Tahereh Mafi’s own experiences as a Muslim teen facing violence and racism in the turbulent times following 9/11. It explores a side of things that hasn’t gotten a lot of attention and one that I think is as important to hear now as it was then. Priya Ayyar’s narration perfectly captures the voice of the main character, Shirin—a bright and insightful 16 year old with wisdom beyond her years. This is also a wonderful coming-of-age story, a sweet romance, and a solid sibling relationship tale—plus it has break-dancing!"—Catherine H., Audible Editor
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-13-18
Fenomenal
I can honestly say this is one of the best books I have ever read. And the world would be a better place if more people did read it.
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- PrimeAddict
- 10-22-18
A must read!!!
WOW! this book was beautiful and heartbreaking but more importantly, it was POWERFUL and eye opening!
Everyone should read/listen to this story!
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- Pootysue
- 06-26-19
Good Story, But the narration...
I like the story, but the narrator sounds like a high school student reading in class. There is no variation in tone, pitch, or expression for the different characters and situations.
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- silly string
- 05-20-19
Amazing
This an amazing story I didint want it to end. You love the persistence of both characters and fall in love with their tale.
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- Havilyn
- 05-16-19
Amazing Book!
Following Shirin and her life was a great read and her struggle through this coming of age story is really inspiring! I liked everything about this book! It is important that young adult girls read this book to learn from Shirin and her friends and family. Her journey touched my heart. I hope to read more books like A very large expanse of sea in the future!
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- Brianna Coffman
- 02-28-19
AMAZINGGGGG
This was my very first audiobook ever and I absolutely LOVED THIS BOOK. I was so incredibly invested in Shirin & Ocean’s relationship. I felt her pain throughout the entire thing. It was just so incredibly written and so beautiful and heartbreaking and amazing. Ocean is probably one of my favorite book characters to date. I just loved the book so much. I would love a follow-up book to see if Shirin and Ocean ever find their way back to one another after high school because I just need them to be together and be happy. UGH.
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- H. J. Ortiz
- 02-28-19
A Very Large Expanse of Sea Book Review
A Very Large Expanse of Sea was a novel I picked up after reading the Shatter Me series. After reading the amazing series, I decided to read more of Tahereh Mafi’s work, and this novel did not disappoint. It is such a powerful story, one that opens up to the public to reveal the story of a struggling teen during turbulent times. The struggles this novel portrays captivates its readers and brings awareness to the prejudices a young, innocent girl received as a result of her culture and religion.
The story portrays the struggles Shirin ensures and how prejudice takes a hold of her life for so long that she closes herself off to the world. The story takes the reader on a journey of discovery and is full of emotion, anger, sadness, and raw insight into the life of a young Muslim girl who struggles to find herself in a world that sees her in such a negative manner. Shirin manages to find passion and a love for breakdancing and music and as a result discovers who she is as a result.
A Very Large Expanse of Sea is a beautifully written story. I enjoyed it and found it to be extremely enlightening. After reading so much science fiction and fantasy, it was so different to pick up a novel that places me back into the ‘real world’ and make me aware of the events that inspired so many authors. This novel is Tahereh Mafi’s testimony of hard times and how she managed to find love and happiness in music and breakdancing.
Audible Review:
Ayyar’s narration captivate the emotions in such a way that bring the story to life for listeners. The narration allows readers to keep listening and latches on to the frustration Shirin displays and her battle against prejudice. I extremely enjoyed listening to the story at a 1.50 speed. For those of us who like to multitask and listen on the go, I recommend listening at a 1.75 speed, so one does not miss anything. For those who are listening while reading the book, I found 2.5 speed and 3.0 speed to be the best speeds. 3.5 was too fast for me, and I was missing a lot of what the narrator was saying and had to eventually slow down the narrator’s reading speed.
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- Lauren N.
- 02-09-19
Let this book move you.
I wish I had the author’s capability to fully encapsulate the sensation of falling in love. Each moment between the main characters becomes reality; I was reliving the great loves of my life in real time alongside these characters. The novel reads like a Disney Channel original movie, but in the BEST way: genuine and never cheesy. The value of the story is of course the way Mafi illuminates all the bigotry toward Middle-eastern-Americans and the privilege it requires to ignore another persons humanity, but the love story that drives the narrative is true and beautiful. The “love is the answer” undercurrent is maybe cliché, but anything less would have been unsatisfying.
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- Natalia Hernandez
- 12-10-18
My first Tahereh Mafi read.
I liked the idea of the story a lot. I liked the characters and the atmosphere but I wish I could have gotten more involved in the story, narration wise it was okay, didn't love it and got lost a few times cuz I couldn't always tell which character was which.
Overall it was a nice read. Gonna see if I can pick up more of her books.
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- DCoram
- 12-11-22
Teenagers
I thought I was past enjoying stories about teenagers but this was an intriguing and entertaining story— (probably) true. As humans, we have to do better. Love thy neighbor and all that! I have hope for future generations.
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Welcome to Vale Hall: a school for aspiring con artists. When Brynn Hilder is recruited to the elite Vale Hall, she can’t believe her luck. Vale means a new life. But Brynn soon learns that she hasn’t been recruited because of her straight A's - she’s been chosen because up until now, her extracurriculars involved conning rich North Shore kids out of their extravagant allowances in an attempt to save up for college. At Vale Hall, she’ll be expected to use her skills for a much bigger purpose: to rid the city of crooked politicians and corrupt officials.
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will not see the twist coming
- By Anais Nail Art 💅 on 05-16-20
By: Kristen Simmons
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Echo Mountain
- By: Lauren Wolk
- Narrated by: Holly Linneman
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
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After losing almost everything in the Great Depression, Ellie’s family is forced to leave their home in town and start over in the untamed wilderness of nearby Echo Mountain. Ellie has found a welcome freedom, and a love of the natural world, in her new life on the mountain. But there is little joy after a terrible accident leaves her father in a coma. An accident unfairly blamed on Ellie. Ellie is a girl who takes matters into her own hands, and determined to help her father she will make her way to the top of the mountain in search of healing secrets....
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Magical
- By Anonymous User on 02-13-23
By: Lauren Wolk
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The Gravity of Us
- By: Phil Stamper
- Narrated by: Michael Crouch, Jonathan Davis, Gabra Zackman, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
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As a successful social media journalist with half a million followers, 17-year-old Cal is used to sharing his life online. But when his pilot father is selected for a highly publicized NASA mission to Mars, Cal and his family relocate from Brooklyn to Houston and are thrust into a media circus. Amidst the chaos, Cal meets sensitive and mysterious Leon, another "Astrokid", and finds himself falling head over heels - fast. As the frenzy around the mission grows, so does their connection.
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Heavy eye rolling 🙄
- By denny mccarthy on 08-21-20
By: Phil Stamper
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An Emotion of Great Delight
- By: Tahereh Mafi
- Narrated by: Lanna Joffrey
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
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From best-selling and National Book Award-nominated author Tahereh Mafi comes a stunning novel about love and loneliness, navigating the hyphen of dual identity, and reclaiming your right to joy - even when you’re trapped in the amber of sorrow.
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Meh at best
- By Ana Marie on 02-14-23
By: Tahereh Mafi
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The Final Six
- By: Alexandra Monir
- Narrated by: Alexandra Monir, James Fouhey
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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When Leo and Naomi are drafted, along with 22 of the world's brightest teenagers, into the International Space Training Camp, their lives are forever changed. Overnight, they become global celebrities in contention for one of the six slots to travel to Europa - Jupiter's moon - and establish a new colony, leaving their planet forever. With Earth irreparably damaged, the future of the human race rests on their shoulders. But Naomi is suspicious of the ISTC and the fact that a similar mission failed under mysterious circumstances, killing the astronauts on board.
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Ugh. Another teen romance masquerade
- By chasen conaway on 03-02-20
By: Alexandra Monir
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In the Wild Light
- By: Jeff Zentner
- Narrated by: Michael Crouch
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Life in a small Appalachian town is not easy. Cash lost his mother to an opioid addiction and his Papaw is dying slowly from emphysema. Dodging drug dealers and watching out for his best friend, Delaney, is second nature. He's been spending his summer mowing lawns while she works at Dairy Queen. But when Delaney manages to secure both of them full rides to an elite prep school in Connecticut, Cash will have to grapple with his need to protect and love Delaney, and his love for the grandparents who saved him and the town he would have to leave behind.
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Recommendations from friends
- By Rebecca s. on 08-14-22
By: Jeff Zentner
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The Deceivers
- By: Kristen Simmons
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
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Welcome to Vale Hall: a school for aspiring con artists. When Brynn Hilder is recruited to the elite Vale Hall, she can’t believe her luck. Vale means a new life. But Brynn soon learns that she hasn’t been recruited because of her straight A's - she’s been chosen because up until now, her extracurriculars involved conning rich North Shore kids out of their extravagant allowances in an attempt to save up for college. At Vale Hall, she’ll be expected to use her skills for a much bigger purpose: to rid the city of crooked politicians and corrupt officials.
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will not see the twist coming
- By Anais Nail Art 💅 on 05-16-20
By: Kristen Simmons
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Counting by 7s
- By: Holly Goldberg Sloan
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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In the tradition of Out of My Mind, Wonder, and Mockingbird, this is an intensely moving middle grade novel about being an outsider, coping with loss, and discovering the true meaning of family. Willow Chance is a 12-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, who finds it comforting to count by sevens. It has never been easy for her to connect with anyone other than her adoptive parents, but that hasn’t kept her from leading a quietly happy life...until now.
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I Guess I Am Just Too Old To Enjoy This Book!
- By Kathy in CA on 05-15-20
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A Danger to Herself and Others
- By: Alyssa Sheinmel
- Narrated by: Devon Sorvari
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
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Hannah knows there's been a mistake. She doesn't need to be institutionalized. What happened to her roommate at that summer program was an accident. As soon as the doctor and judge figure out that she isn't a danger to herself or others, she can go home to start her senior year. Then Lucy arrives. Lucy has her own baggage, and she's the perfect project to keep Hannah's focus off all she is missing at home. But Lucy may be the one person who can get Hannah to confront the secrets she's avoiding - and the dangerous games that landed her in confinement in the first place.
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Total disappointment
- By Chris McLaughlin on 01-04-20
By: Alyssa Sheinmel
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You Asked for Perfect
- By: Laura Silverman
- Narrated by: Michael Crouch
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
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Senior Ariel Stone is the perfect college applicant: first chair violinist, dedicated volunteer, active synagogue congregant, and expected valedictorian. And he works hard - really hard - to make his success look effortless. A failed calculus quiz is not part of his plan. Ariel throws himself into studying. His friends will understand if he skips a few plans, and he can sleep when he graduates. But as his grade continues to slide, Ariel realizes he needs help and reluctantly enlists a tutor, his classmate Amir.
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Cute. Sweet. Different Angle.
- By Coach Kenji on 05-23-21
By: Laura Silverman
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A List of Cages
- By: Robin Roe
- Narrated by: Graham Halstead, Christopher Gebauer
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
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When Adam Blake lands the best elective ever in his senior year, serving as an aide to the school psychologist, he thinks he's got it made. Sure, it means a lot of sitting around, which isn't easy for a guy with ADHD, but he can't complain, since he gets to spend the period texting all his friends. Then the doctor asks him to track down the troubled freshman who keeps dodging her, and Adam discovers that the boy is Julian - the foster brother he hasn't seen in five years.
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Heart wrenching!
- By Heather Shaver on 02-28-18
By: Robin Roe
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The Stars We Steal
- By: Alexa Donne
- Narrated by: Alana Kerr Collins
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
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Engagement season is in the air. Eighteen-year-old Princess Leonie "Leo" Kolburg, heir to a faded European spaceship, has only one thing on her mind: which lucky bachelor can save her family from financial ruin? But when Leo’s childhood friend and first love, Elliot, returns as the captain of a successful whiskey ship, everything changes. Elliot was the one who got away, the boy Leo’s family deemed to be unsuitable for marriage. Now he’s the biggest catch of the season, and he seems determined to make Leo’s life miserable.
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extremely disappointed
- By Coreen on 06-10-22
By: Alexa Donne
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Woven in Moonlight
- By: Isabel Ibañez
- Narrated by: Ana Osorio
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
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Ximena is the decoy Condesa, a stand-in for the last remaining Illustrian royal. Her people lost everything when the usurper, Atoc, used an ancient relic to summon ghosts and drive the Illustrians from La Ciudad. Now Ximena’s motivated by her insatiable thirst for revenge, and her rare ability to spin thread from moonlight.
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Refreshingly different, wonderful debut novel.
- By Montana on 02-27-20
By: Isabel Ibañez
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After the End
- By: Clare Mackintosh
- Narrated by: Louise Brealey, Matt Reeves, Nathalie Armin
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
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Max and Pip are the strongest couple you know. They're best friends, lovers - unshakable. But then their son gets sick and the doctors put the question of his survival into their hands. For the first time, Max and Pip can't agree. They each want a different future for their son. What if they could have both? A gripping and propulsive exploration of love, marriage, parenthood, and the road not taken, After the End brings one unforgettable family from unimaginable loss to a surprising, satisfying, and redemptive ending and the life they are fated to find.
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Depressing
- By ladybug on 07-25-19
By: Clare Mackintosh