Darius the Great Is Not Okay
Adib Khorram
Darius Kellner is an Iranian American teenager with clinical depression who feels more fluent in Klingon than Farsi and more familiar with Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. On his first trip to Iran, he reconnects with his grandparents and forms a lasting friendship. The journey also changes his relationship with his father. Darius’s story explores his mixed cultural identity, his mental health, and the family connections reshaped by travel.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
