Darius the Great Is Not Okay
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Author | |
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Cover artist | and |
Language | English |
Series | Darius the Great |
Subject | Depression, Friendship, Grandparents, Iranian-Americans, Persian-Americans |
Genre | Young adult fiction |
Publisher | Dial Press |
Published in English | August 28, 2018 |
Media type | |
Pages | 320 |
ISBN | 9780525552963 |
Followed by | Darius 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[]
Year | Accolade | Result | Ref. |
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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[]
- ^ "Darius the Great Is Not Okay". Adib Khorram Writes Books. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ Fultz, Elaine. "Darius the Great Is Not Okay". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "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.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Darius the Great Is Not Okay". Kirkus Reviews. 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ Little, Jon (2018-08-09). "Dazed and confused in Iran". BookPage. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Darius the Great Is Not Okay". Booklist. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Darius the Great Is Not Okay". Booklist. August 2018. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Penn, Farrah (2019-12-11). "The 24 Best YA Books Of 2018". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Lindem, Vicki (November 27, 2018). "30 of the Best Young Adult Books of 2018". BookBub. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Top 10 Best Teen Books of 2018". Indigo Books & Music. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Best Books for Teens 2018". The New York Public Library. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ "Best Books 2018 Publishers Weekly". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ "The 10 Best YA and Kids' Books of 2018". Time. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ "The Walden Award". Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE. 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Literature Awards". Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2019 Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards Acceptance Speeches Roundup". The Horn Book. 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ "Capitol Choices 2019 List". Capitol Choices. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Heartland Booksellers Award". Midwest Independent Booksellers Association. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Jean-Philippe, McKenzie (2019-05-01). "Buzzy Books Like Circe and Educated Just Received This Award". Oprah Daily. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ "31st Annual Lammy Finalists". Lambda Literary. 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ "Youth Literature Honorees | Middle East Book Award". Middle East Outreach Council. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ "The 2019 Rainbow Book List". Rainbow Book List. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ Morales, Macey (2019-01-28). ""Darius the Great Is Not Okay" wins 2019 William C. Morris Award". American Library Association. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Darius the Great Is Not Okay | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2019 Top Ten Best Fiction". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Darius the Great Is Not Okay". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "'Darius the Great Is Not Okay' Is on TIME's List of the 100 Best YA Books". Time. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ 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.
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