Awards and Honors2019 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Honor, Fiction and Poetry
2019 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, Young Adult
2019 William C. Morris Award Winner
YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction - 2019
Rainbow List Choice - 2019
2019 Indies Choice Award Finalist, Book of the Year - Young Adult
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - 2019 CCBC Choices 2019 Choice: Fiction for Young Adults Publishers Weekly Best Books - 2018 Kirkus Best Books, Young Adult - 2018
NYPL Best Books for Teens - 2018
Afterword with resources. Darius, who’s half Persian, has never fit in at home in Oregon. He’s sure things will be the same in Iran; but then he meets Sohrab and everything changes.
Topics Friendship. Grandparents. Family life. Clinical depression. Iranian Americans. Persian Americans. Racially mixed people. Iran.
SRC Level 5.400000
SRC Points 17.000000
Lexile HL710L
Trim Size 8 1/4" x 5 1/2"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2018-08-27
JLG Release Date Nov 2018
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
Young Adult (Grades 9 & Up)
Young Adult
Young Adult (Grades 9 & Up)
For Grades 9 & Up
Your older teen readers will appreciate the 12 selections in this category, a diverse mix of fiction and nonfiction covering complex issues and more mature content, from crushes and body changes to friendships and sibling rivalry.