Darius the Great Is Not Okay

<b>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.<br><br>Winner of the William C. Morris Debut Award</b><br><br>&#147;Heartfelt tender and so utterly real. I&#146;d live in this book forever if I could.&#148; <br> &#151;Becky Albertalli award-winning&#160;author of <i>Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda</i><br><br>Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. He&#146;s a Fractional Persian&#151;half his mom&#146;s side&#151;and his first-ever trip to Iran is about to change his life. <br> &#160;<br> Darius has never really fit in at home and he&#146;s sure things are going to be the same in Iran. His clinical depression doesn&#146;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&#146;re spending their days together playing soccer eating faludeh and talking for hours on a secret rooftop overlooking the city&#146;s skyline. Sohrab calls him Darioush&#151;the original Persian version of his name&#151;and Darius has never felt more like himself than he does now that he&#146;s Darioush to Sohrab.<br> &#160;<br>Adib Khorram&#146;s brilliant debut is for anyone who&#146;s ever felt not good enough&#151;then met a friend who makes them feel so much better than okay.