MY SITE
  • HOME
  • EVENTS
  • BOOK REVIEWS
  • BOOK OF THE WEEK
  • Now Playing
  • CYRM
  • Links
  • STAFF
  • Contact

book reviews

Find yourself a great book today!

Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram

10/29/2018

0 Comments

 
  • Sophomore Darius Kellner is not doing great or even okay.  He's overweight, lives with clinical depression, gets bullied at his Portland, OR high school, and he has a complicated relationship with his dad who he feels is always disappointed in him.
  • When Darius's grandfather falls ill, his family takes an extended trip to Iran where Darius struggles with getting to know family he's never met (besides on Skype), the language (his little sister is fluent in Farsi, but he is not), and fitting in (his mother is Persian, but his father is American; Darius refers to himself as a "Fractional Persian").
  • Things start looking up when Darius meets Sohrab, the son of one of his Grandfather's neighbors.  For someone who's never really had a best friend before, this is a big deal.  Darius notes, "I liked that I could be silent with Sohrab.  That's how I knew we really were going to be friends." 
Picture
I really liked Darius (he loves tea; he makes a lot of references to ​Lord of the Rings and Star Trek;  and he's a great big brother to his little sister Laleh).  His problems are real, but he faces them with a lot of humor.  I also really enjoyed the peak into Persian culture (the food, traditions, and history).
Grades 8-12
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Ms. Wheaton

    Teacher Librarian

    Archives

    October 2019
    September 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    January 2019
    October 2018
    August 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    December 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    May 2016

    Categories

    All
    Adventure
    Books For Boys
    California
    Fairy Tales
    Fantasy
    Good And Evil
    Historical Fiction
    Horror
    Humor
    LGBTQ
    Magical Realism
    Mystery
    Nonfiction
    Realistic Fiction
    Romance
    Sci Fi
    Sci-fi
    Supernatural
    Thriller
    Witches
    Young Adult

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • HOME
  • EVENTS
  • BOOK REVIEWS
  • BOOK OF THE WEEK
  • Now Playing
  • CYRM
  • Links
  • STAFF
  • Contact