Darius Kellner is a Fractional Persian--half, his mom\'s side.
Adib Khorram\'s brilliant debut is for anyone who\'s ever felt not good enough--then met a friend who makes them feel so much better than okay..
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.
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.
Darius has never really fit in at home, and he\'s sure things are going to be the same in Iran.
He\'s a Fractional Persian--half, his mom\'s side--and his first-ever trip to Iran is about to change his life. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Darius 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.
Morris Debut Award Heartfelt, tender, and so utterly real.
Winner of the William C.
Hilarious and heartbreaking, this unforgettable debut introduces a brilliant new voice in contemporary YA.
Darius doesn\'t think he\'ll ever be enough, in America or in Iran.
Khorram\'s brilliant debut is for anyone who\'s ever felt not good enough, then met a friend who makes them feel so much better than okay.
Then he meets the boy next door, and everything changes.
He\'s anxious about his upcoming first-ever trip to Iran.
Darius Kellner is a Fractional Persian--half, his mom\'s side
