![]() ![]() ![]() The author, who himself experienced clinical depression as a teen, creates a nuanced portrait of a teen with inherited depression who benefits from anti-depressants. As the plot progresses, he faces some of his demons and bullies, comes to understand his flawed parents better, and grows into a more confident young man.īut this coming-of-age narrative stands out for multiple reasons. He’s a nerd who loves Star Trek and Tolkien, and hates gym class. ![]() While there, he meets a boy who happens to be Baha’i.ĭarius may seem, on some levels, like a universal YA protagonist: awkward, insecure, and struggling with the feeling that he is disappointing his parents. ![]() The novel centers on a summer when Darius goes for an extended visit with his grandparents in Iran. This award-winning 2018 Young Adult (YA) novel stars Darius Kellner, an American teenager who happens to have a Persian-American Zoroastrian mother, and a European-American secular humanist father. Darius the Great is Not Okay, by Adib Khorram, is a poignant, lyrical, hilarious novel, with an unforgettable protagonist from a complex interfaith family. We need to listen to the voices of kids from all sorts of interfaith families, not just Jewish and Christian families. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |