Paperback Darius the Great Is Not Okay Book

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ISBN: 0525552979

ISBN13: 9780525552970

Darius the Great Is Not Okay

(Book #1 in the Darius the Great Series)

By Adib Khorram

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Darius doesn't think he'll ever be enough, in America or in Iran. Hilarious and heartbreaking, this unforgettable debut introduces a brilliant new voice in contemporary YA.
Winner of the William C. Morris Debut Award

"Heartfelt, tender, and so utterly real. I'd live in this book forever if I could."
--Becky Albertalli, award-winning author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. He's a Fractional Persian--half, his mom's side--and his first-ever trip to Iran is about to change his life.

Darius has never really fit in at home, and he's sure things are going to be the same in Iran. His clinical depression doesn't exactly help matters, and trying to explain his medication to his grandparents only makes things harder. Then Darius meets Sohrab, the boy next door, and everything changes. Soon, they're spending their days together, playing soccer, eating faludeh, and talking for hours on a secret rooftop overlooking the city's skyline. Sohrab calls him Darioush--the original Persian version of his name--and Darius has never felt more like himself than he does now that he's Darioush to Sohrab.

Adib Khorram's brilliant debut is for anyone who's ever felt not good enough--then met a friend who makes them feel so much better than okay.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0525552979

ISBN13:9780525552970

Release Date:August 2019

Publisher:Penguin Young Readers Group

Length:336 Pages

Weight:0.73 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Age Range:12 years and up

Grade Range:Grade 7 and higher

Related Subjects

Coming Of Age Identity Crisis Parent-Child Relationships Young Adult Cultural Identity Family Bonds 13 - 17 Years Fiction Teen & Young Adult

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Rated 5 stars
Emotional, with Unwavering Authenticity

By spellbindingstories, August 29, 2018

Books like these demonstrate why representation and diversity are so important in fiction. I had entered the book anticipating it to as a cute romance, but I found myself surprised yet untroubled by its absence (I mean, there are some hints at romantic feelings, but you have to squint as much as Sohrab to really see it). Rather than focus on romance, the story is centered on identity and Darius's struggle with depression...

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