Darius the Great Is Not Okay
by Adib Khorram
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Middle Eastern
- Asian American
- LGBTQ+
- Disability
Year Published 2018
Word Count 67,923
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 710L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 198253, 10.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Iranian Americans
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Depression
- Americans--Iran--Fiction
- Iran--Fiction
- Grandparents--Fiction
- Iran
- Grandparents
- Americans
- Depression, Mental
- Friendship--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | Middle East
- Depression, Mental--Fiction
- Iranian Americans--Fiction
- Friendship
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- LGBTQ Lives
- Asian Americans
- Multicultural Fiction for Young Adults
- Grandparents and Elders
- Young Adult Fiction
- Read Alikes for Catcher in the Rye
- LGBTQ+ Booklist for Middle School
- Middle Eastern Characters
- LGBTQ+ Characters and Social Themes
- Long Island Students Read, Adult
- CSLP 2023 Teen
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Adib Khorram about Darius the Great Is Not Okay
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 1

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Vocabulary Lists 1

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Awards & Distinctions 13

Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2022
Finalist, 2019

Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2022
Finalist, 2019

William C. Morris Debut Award, 2009-2023
Winner, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Audiobooks Selection, 2019

Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Honor, 2019

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Middle East Book Award, 2000-2022
Winner, 2019

Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2023
Commended, 2019

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Top 10 Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Young Adults Selection, 2018
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