He had more enemies than friends, more questions than answers. bullies) at Chapel Hill High School in Portland, Oregon. Smart, funny, fractional Persian (on his mom’s side), tea enthusiast, Trekkie, and diagnosed with a major depressive disorder, Darius was light-years beyond the comprehension of the Soulless Minions of Orthodoxy (i.e. Scroll down to view all the content on the page.When readers met Darius Kellner, star of Adib Khorram’s standout YA debut novel, Darius the Great Is Not Okay (2018), sophomore year was off to a rocky start. The Ocean State Libraries catalog listing contains a book profile, professional reviews, reader reveiws, reading level, subject headings, and awards. National Alliance of Mental Illness: īring Change 2 Mind: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned VizziniĪristotle and Dante Discover teh Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Saenz Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky When it's time to go back to America, he'll have to find a way to be Darioush on his own.

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. Darius has never had a true friend before, but now he's spending his days with Sohrab playing soccer, eating rosewater ice cream, and sitting together for hours in their special place, a rooftop overlookng the Yazdi skyline. And he understands that sometimes, best friends don't have to talk. He gets Darius an Iranian National Football Team jersey that makes him feel like a True Persian for the first time. Sohrab makes sure people speak English so Darius can understand what's going on. And he meets Sohrab, the boy next door who changes everything. In Iran, he gets to know his ailing but still formitable grandfather, his loving grandmother, and the rest of his mom's family for the first time. He's about to take his first-ever trip to Iran, and it's pretty overwhelming-especially when he's also dealing with clinical depression, a disapproving dad, and a chronically anemic social life. Summary: Darius thinks that he will never be enough, in America and in Iran.ĭarius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. Publisher Information: New York, NY: Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2017

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