by
Tahereh Mafi
published in
2018
Sarah L says:
I wanted to laugh, then cry, and not just because of the nostalgia for flip phones, but by the truth hit home by Shirin and her experiences.
Withdrawing into solitude after enduring a year of cruel prejudice in the aftermath of September 11, Muslim teen Shirin, an enthusiastic break dancer, struggles to trust a boy who is the first friend who really seems to want to know her.