by Tahereh Mafi
First published 2018
It's 2002, and Shirin, a 16-year-old Muslim girl, is starting yet another new school. Tired of being stereotyped, she's given up on connecting with her peers. But then she meets Ocean, a charismatic surfer who sees past her hijab. As their romance blossoms, Shirin must decide whether to open her heart in a climate of fear and prejudice. Can she risk vulnerability to find her place in the world?
Genres: romance, family-life, contemporary, young-adult, 21st-century, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: United States
336 pages · Paperback · Storytide
Content warnings: racism