Spending more time with his Babou and Mamou in Iran was the perfect way to learn about his family and about fitting in.
He also learns about the Persian way of life – playing soccer, learning Persian, and the act of taarofing (taking turns to be polite as a statement). But when his family travels to Iran to visit his grandparents for the first time, he learns about his heritage and how fitting in is about kindness, friendship and acceptance. Learning about your own heritageīack home, Darius feels like he doesn’t fit in because he’s half-Persian. Here’s 5 things you’ll find in Darius the Great Is Not Okay: 1. When it's time to go home to America, he'll have to find a way to be Darioush on his own.ĭarius the Great Is Not Okay contains everything I love in contemporary books – a book about finding your own heritage, combating the stigma of mental illness, learning about your family and discovering a new friendship. 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 overlooking 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 formidable 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. Published by Dial Books on August 28, 2018Īmazon | Book Depository | Publisher | Booktopiaĭarius doesn't think he'll ever be enough, in America or in Iran.ĭarius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
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