Darius doesn’t think he’ll ever be enough,in America or in Iran. Hilarious and heartbreakingthis unforgettable debut introduces a brilliant new voice in contemporary YA. Winner of the William C. Morris Debut Award ΓÇ£Heartfelttenderand so utterly real. IΓÇÖd live in this book forever if I could.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöBecky Albertalliaward-winning author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsiand he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. HeΓÇÖs a Fractional PersianΓÇöhalfhis momΓÇÖs sideΓÇöand his first-ever trip to Iran is about to change his life. Darius has never really fit in at homeand heΓÇÖs sure things are going to be the same in Iran. His clinical depression doesnΓÇÖt exactly help mattersand trying to explain his medication to his grandparents only makes things harder. Then Darius meets Sohrabthe boy next doorand everything changes. SoontheyΓÇÖre spending their days togetherplaying soccereating faludehand talking for hours on a secret rooftop overlooking the cityΓÇÖs skyline. Sohrab calls him DarioushΓÇöthe original Persian version of his nameΓÇöand Darius has never felt more like himself than he does now that heΓÇÖs Darioush to Sohrab. Adib KhorramΓÇÖs brilliant debut is for anyone whoΓÇÖs ever felt not good enoughΓÇöthen met a friend who makes them feel so much better than okay.