Darius the Great Is Not Okay

Darius the Great Is Not OkayDarius 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

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books
Published: 08/28/2018
ISBN: 9780525552963
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.00d
Award: Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature - Winner
Award: William C. Morris YA Debut Award - Winner

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/04/2018
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2018 pg. 181
School Library Journal 08/01/2018 pg. 73
Booklist 08/01/2018 pg. 66
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2018 pg. 86
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2018
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2018 pg. 77
BookPage 09/01/2018

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 198253 / Darius the Great Is Not Okay
Reading Level: 4.7 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 10