YA contemporary thriller about fear, first love, and the terrible effects of prejudice from the New York Times bestselling author of the Shatter Me series. Shirin has just started at yet another new high school in 2002, a year following 9/11. Politically, it's a very difficult period, but it's especially stormy for a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who is sick of being stereotyped. Shirin has learned to expect the worst from others. She is tired of the offensive looks, the insulting remarks, and even the physical abuse she has to put up with because of her race, her faith, and the daily hijab she wears. Shirin spends her days breakdancing with her brother and drowns her frustrations in music. However, she later meets Ocean James.