Darius the Great is not okay
(Book)
Author
Published
New York, N.Y. : Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2018].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
314 pages ; 22 cm
Appears on list
Status
Main Library - Young Adult
Fiction Khorram, A
1 available
Fiction Khorram, A
1 available
Southside - Young Adult
Fiction Khorram, A
1 available
Fiction Khorram, A
1 available
Description
Loading Description...
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Main Library - Young Adult | Fiction Khorram, A | On Shelf |
Southside - Young Adult | Fiction Khorram, A | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
New York, N.Y. : Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2018].
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 4.7, 10 Points
Level 4.7, 10 Points
Lexile code
HL
Lexile measure
710
Notes
Description
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.
Description
"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 Farsi version of his name -- and Darius has never felt more like himself than he does now that he's Darioush to Sohrab. By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, 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"--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
HL710L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,4.7,10,198253.
Awards
A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG.)
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Subjects
LC Subjects