Darius the Great Is Not Okay
by Adib Khorram
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- Asian / Pacific American
- Disability
- LGBTQ+
- Middle Eastern
Year Published 2018
Word Count 67,923
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 710L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 198253
- 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
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Adib Khorram about Darius the Great Is Not Okay
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Adib Khorram
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 12
Meet-the-Author Recording with Adib Khorram
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Interview with Adib Khorram
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Interview with Adib Khorram
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Interview with Adib Khorram
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Interview with Adib Khorram
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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 12
William C. Morris Debut Award, 2009-2021
Winner, 2019
Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2020
Finalist, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Audiobooks Selection, 2019
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2020
Finalist, 2019
Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Honor, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Middle East Book Award, 2000-2020
Winner, 2019
Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2021
Commended, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Young Adults Selection, 2018
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