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Darius doesn´t think he´ll ever be enough, in America or in Iran. Hilarious and heartbreaking, this unforgettable debut introduces a brilliant new voice in contemporary YA.

Winner of the William C. Morris Debut Award

"Heartfelt, tender, and so utterly real. I´d live in this book forever if I could."
-Becky Albertalli, award-winning author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. He´s a Fractional Persian-half, his mom´s side-and his first-ever trip to Iran is about to change his life.

Darius has never really fit in at home, and he´s sure things are going to be the same in Iran. His clinical depression doesn´t exactly help matters, and trying to explain his medication to his grandparents only makes things harder. Then Darius meets Sohrab, the boy next door, and everything changes. Soon, they´re spending their days together, playing soccer, eating faludeh, and talking for hours on a secret rooftop overlooking the city´s skyline. 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.

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.

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Adib Khorram is an author, a graphic designer, and a tea enthusiast. If he´s not writing (or at his day job), you can probably find him trying to get his 100 yard Freestyle (SCY) under a minute, or learning to do a Lutz Jump. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri.

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