Soon, they're spending their days together, playing soccer, eating faludeh, and talking for hours on a secret rooftop overlooking the city's skyline. Then Darius meets Sohrab, the boy next door, and everything changes. His clinical depression doesn't exactly help matters, and trying to explain his medication to his grandparents only makes things harder.
He's a Fractional Persian-half, his mom's side-and his first-ever trip to Iran is about to change his life.ĭarius has never really fit in at home, and he's sure things are going to be the same in Iran. the Homo Sapiens Agendaĭarius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. Becky Albertalli, award-winning author of Simon vs.
I'd live in this book forever if I could."
Hilarious and heartbreaking, this unforgettable debut introduces a brilliant new voice in contemporary YA. 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.Description Darius doesn't think he'll ever be enough, in America or in Iran. And he understands that sometimes, 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 introduces Darius to all of his favorite things-mint syrup and the soccer field and a secret rooftop overlooking the city's skyline. He's a Fractional Persian-half, his mom's side-and his first-ever trip to Iran is about to change his life.ĭarius has never really fit in at home in Portland, and he just knows things are going to be the same in Iran. Darius 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.
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