Darius the Great Is Not Okay
by Adib Khorram
46 Total Resources 14 Awards 26 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Disability
- Asian American
- LGBTQ+
- Middle Eastern
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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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 16
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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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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Interview with Adib Khorram
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Interview with Adib Khorram
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Interview with Adib Khorram
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Shop Talk Interview with Adib Khorram
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Part 1 of interview with Adib Khorram
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Part 2 of interview with Adib Khorram
Created by Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies
Censored Authors Speak Panel with Adib Khorram
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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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Learning Guide from #DisruptTexts
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Book Guide from K-State Book Network
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Discussion Guide from Penguin Publishing Group USA
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Book Readings 1
Meet-the-Author Recording with Adib Khorram
Created by Penguin Random House
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Michael Levi Harris
Created by Books On Tape® / Listening Library
Vocabulary Resources 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 14
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Top 10 Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2019; Young Adult Selection, 2018
Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2024
Finalist, 2019
Middle East Book Award, 2000-2023
Youth Literature Winner, 2019
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2024
Finalist, 2019
YALSA Teens' Top Ten, 2003-2023
Finalist, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2024
Commended, 2019
Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Honor, 2019
William C. Morris Debut Award, 2009-2025
Winner, 2019
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2018
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