Snow Day You Say? WOOO HOOO! More Time to READ! Two beautiful stories for your consideration:3/2/2019 Coffee in hand, snow is falling, and all activities have been cancelled for the day. I can't wait to return to a book I am reading right now, Darius the Great is Not Okay, by Adib Khorram. It's everything I want in a story, and I catch myself thinking of Darius and his journey at various points in my day. I highly recommend this read; it's compelling and gorgeous. And, I think it's an important one. Synopsis (I'd recommend at 7th grade and up): Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. He’s a Fractional Persian—half, his mom’s side—and his first-ever trip to Iran is about to change his life. Darius has never really fit in at home, and he’s sure things are going to be the same in Iran. His clinical depression doesn’t exactly help matters, and trying to explain his medication to his grandparents only makes things harder. Then Darius meets Sohrab, the boy next door, and everything changes. Soon, they’re spending their days together, playing soccer, eating faludeh, and talking for hours on a secret rooftop overlooking the city’s skyline. Sohrab calls him Darioush—the original Persian version of his name—and Darius has never felt more like himself than he does now that he’s Darioush to Sohrab. Adib Khorram’s brilliant debut is for anyone who’s ever felt not good enough—then met a friend who makes them feel so much better than okay. I can say with complete confidence that this is one of the most beautiful, heartwarming, and hopeful stories I have read in a very long time. I dare you to think otherwise. For fans of Wonder, Counting by 7's, Fish in a Tree, you get the picture... From fixing the class computer to repairing old radios, twelve-year-old Iris is a tech genius. But she's the only deaf person in her school, so people often treat her like she's not very smart. If you've ever felt like no one was listening to you, then you know how hard that can be. When she learns about Blue 55, a real whale who is unable to speak to other whales, Iris understands how he must feel. Then she has an idea: she should invent a way to "sing" to him! But he's three thousand miles away. How will she play her song for him? Full of heart and poignancy, this affecting story by sign language interpreter Lynne Kelly shows how a little determination can make big waves. I'd recommend this for everyone. Happy reading!
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