Darius the Great Is Not Okay
by Adib Khorram
44 Total Resources 14 Awards 26 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Middle Eastern
- Disability
- Asian American
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2018
Word Count 67,923
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 710L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 198253, 10 AR Points
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- 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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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Michael Levi Harris
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Vocabulary Resources 1

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Awards & Distinctions 14

Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Honor, 2019

Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2024
Finalist, 2019

Middle East Book Award, 2000-2023
Youth Literature Winner, 2019

Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2025
Commended, 2019

YALSA Teens' Top Ten, 2003-2024
Finalist, 2019

William C. Morris Debut Award, 2009-2025
Winner, 2019

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2025
Finalist, 2019

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Top 10 Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2018; Audiobooks Selection, 2019

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2018
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