Winner of the William C. Morris Debut Award
Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. Hea�TMs a Fractional Persian a�" half, his moma�TMs side a�" and his first-ever trip to Iran is about to change his life.
Darius has never really fit in at home, and hea�TMs sure things are going to be the same in Iran. His clinical depression doesna�TMt 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, theya�TMre spending their days together, playing soccer, eating faludeh, and talking for hours on a secret rooftop overlooking the citya�TMs skyline. Sohrab calls him Darioush a�" the original Persian version of his name a�" and Darius has never felt more like himself than he does now that hea�TMs Darioush to Sohrab.
Age Range: 12-17 | Grade Level: 7-12 | Lexile Measure: HL710L