Darius the Great is not okay / Adib Khorram.
Clinically-depressed Darius Kellner, a high school sophomore, travels to Iran to meet his grandparents, but it is their next-door neighbor, Sohrab, who changes his life.
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- ISBN: 9780525552963
- ISBN: 0525552960
- Physical Description: 314 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Dial Books, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018.
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- Baker & Taylor
A Persian-American youth who prefers pop culture to the traditions of his mixed family struggles with clinical depression and the misunderstandings of older relatives while bonding with a boy who helps him embrace his Iranian heritage. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook. - Penguin Putnam
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
âHeartfelt, tender, and so utterly real. Iâd live in this book forever if I could.â
âBecky 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. Heâs a Fractional Persianâhalf, his momâs sideâand his first-ever trip to Iran is about to change his life.
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Darius has never really fit in at home, and heâs sure things are going to be the same in Iran. His clinical depression doesnât 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, theyâre spending their days together, playing soccer, eating faludeh, and talking for hours on a secret rooftop overlooking the cityâs skyline. Sohrab calls him Darioushâthe original Persian version of his nameâand Darius has never felt more like himself than he does now that heâs Darioush to Sohrab.
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Adib Khorramâs brilliant debut is for anyone whoâs ever felt not good enoughâthen met a friend who makes them feel so much better than okay.