Darius the Great Is Not Okay
Overview & Summary
Darius Kellner is a Persian-American teen who feels he doesn't fully belong anywhere: not at his American high school, and not with his mother's family when he travels to Iran to meet his grandparents for the first time. Living with clinical depression and taking medication like his father, Darius forms an unexpected, deep friendship with a neighbor boy, Sohrab, that helps him begin to understand his heritage and himself. Adib Khorram's own-voices novel won the William C. Morris Award for debut YA fiction.
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Who This Book Is For
Designed for High school students (Grades 9–12) preparing for curricula at schools like Choate Rosemary Hall, The Lawrenceville School. It fits right into English Literature studies.
Why CE Recommends This Book
Selected for Academic Enrichment & Readiness. Pushing slightly beyond standard classroom expectations, this title widens vocabulary, supports steady Lexile growth, and builds the academic rigor needed for advanced middle and high school courses.
