Darius the Great Is Not Okay

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Darius the Great Is Not Okay
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Author
Cover artist and
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDarius the Great
SubjectDepression, Friendship, Grandparents, Iranian-Americans, Persian-Americans
GenreYoung adult fiction
PublisherDial Press
Published in English
August 28, 2018
Media typePrint
Pages320
ISBN9780525552963
Followed byDarius the Great Deserves Better 

Darius the Great Is Not Okay is a young adult novel by , originally published August 28, 2018 by Dial Books. The book has received various awards and has been translated into eight languages (Russian, Japanese, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, and Dutch).[1]

Reception[]

Darius the Great Is Not Okay received starred reviews from School Library Journal,[2] Publishers Weekly,[3] and Kirkus,[4] as well as positive reviews from The New York Times,[5] BookPage,[6] Entertainment Weekly,[7] and Booklist.[8][9]

Accolades[]

Accolades for Darius the Great Is Not Okay
Year Accolade Result Ref.
N/A Junior Library Guild Selection [10]
2018 Buzzfeed's 24 Best YA Books Of 2018 Selection [11]
BookBub's 30 of the Best Young Adult Books of 2018 Selection [12]
Indigo's Top 10 Best Teen Books of 2018 Selection [13]
New York Public Library's Best Books for Teens Selection [14]
Publishers Weekly Best Books for Young Adults Selection [15]
TIME Best YA and Kids Books of 2018 Selection [16]
2019 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Finalist [17]
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature for Young Adult Literature Winner [18][4]
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction & Poetry Honor [19][20]
Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice: Fiction for Young Adults Selection [21]
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens Selection [22]
Heartland Booksellers Award for Young Adult/Middle Grade Winner [23]
Indies Choice Award for Young Adult Finalist [24]
Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Children's/Young Adult Nominee [25]
Middle East Book Award for Youth Literature Winner [26]
Rainbow List Top 10 [27]
William C. Morris YA Debut Award Winner [28][29]
YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults Top 10 [30]
2020 Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee [31]
2021 Lincoln Award Nominee [32]
TIME 100 Best YA Books of All Time Selection [33]

Adaptation[]

Universal purchased the rights to adapt Darius the Great Is Not Okay in a motion picture to be produced by Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman’s Mandeville Films.[34] The book will be adapted by Kevin Hamedani and Travis Beth.[34]

References[]

  1. ^ "Darius the Great Is Not Okay". Adib Khorram Writes Books. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  2. ^ Fultz, Elaine. "Darius the Great Is Not Okay". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Children's Book Review: Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram. Dial, $17.99 (320p) ISBN 978-0-525-55296-3". Publishers Weekly. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b "Darius the Great Is Not Okay". Kirkus Reviews. 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2021-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Trudon, Taylor (2018-10-12). "Young Adult Books That Plunge Into the Ecstasies, and Agonies, of Teenage Life". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  6. ^ Little, Jon (2018-08-09). "Dazed and confused in Iran". BookPage. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Canfield, David; Douglas, Esme; Hoggatt, Aja; Longo, Joseph (2018-09-03). "EW talks YA: Moroccan fantasy 'Mirage' and feminist pirate saga 'Seafire' are must-reads". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Darius the Great Is Not Okay". Booklist. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2021-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Darius the Great Is Not Okay". Booklist. August 2018. Retrieved 2021-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ Penn, Farrah (2019-12-11). "The 24 Best YA Books Of 2018". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ Lindem, Vicki (November 27, 2018). "30 of the Best Young Adult Books of 2018". BookBub. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "Top 10 Best Teen Books of 2018". Indigo Books & Music. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "Best Books for Teens 2018". The New York Public Library. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  15. ^ "Best Books 2018 Publishers Weekly". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  16. ^ "The 10 Best YA and Kids' Books of 2018". Time. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  17. ^ "The Walden Award". Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE. 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ "Literature Awards". Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ "2019 Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards Acceptance Speeches Roundup". The Horn Book. 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ Khorram, Adib (2020-01-03). "Darius the Great Is Not Okay: Adib Khorram's 2019 BGHB Fiction and Poetry Honor Speech". The Horn Book. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ^ Horning, Kathleen T. (2019). CCBC choices 2019. Merri V. Lindgren, Megan Schliesman, Madeline Tyner, University of Wisconsin--Madison. Cooperative Children's Book Center. Madison, Wisconsin. ISBN 978-0-931641-29-9. OCLC 1096332792.
  22. ^ "Capitol Choices 2019 List". Capitol Choices. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ "Heartland Booksellers Award". Midwest Independent Booksellers Association. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  24. ^ Jean-Philippe, McKenzie (2019-05-01). "Buzzy Books Like Circe and Educated Just Received This Award". Oprah Daily. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  25. ^ "31st Annual Lammy Finalists". Lambda Literary. 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  26. ^ "Youth Literature Honorees | Middle East Book Award". Middle East Outreach Council. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  27. ^ "The 2019 Rainbow Book List". Rainbow Book List. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  28. ^ Morales, Macey (2019-01-28). ""Darius the Great Is Not Okay" wins 2019 William C. Morris Award". American Library Association. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  29. ^ "Darius the Great Is Not Okay | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  30. ^ "2019 Top Ten Best Fiction". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  31. ^ SBarta (2019-03-25). "Announcing the 2019 RITBA Winner and the 2020 List! | Rhode Island Teen Book Award". Rhode Island Teen Book Award. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  32. ^ "Darius the Great Is Not Okay". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  33. ^ "'Darius the Great Is Not Okay' Is on TIME's List of the 100 Best YA Books". Time. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  34. ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (2019-10-24). "'Darius The Great Is Not Okay' YA Novel Set At Universal-Mandeville With Kevin Hamedani & Travis Betz Adapting". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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