Young Adult
Everything Sad Is Untrue
2020·362 pages
A young refugee in Oklahoma tells his heartbreaking yet beautiful story of fleeing Iran, weaving Persian folklore and personal memories.
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A young refugee in Oklahoma tells his heartbreaking yet beautiful story of fleeing Iran, weaving Persian folklore and personal memories.
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At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Daniel") stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one believes a word he says. To them he is a dark-skinned, hairy-armed boy with a big butt whose lunch smells funny; who makes things up and talks about poop too much. But Khosrou's stories, stretching back years, and decades, and centuries, are beautiful, and terrifying, from the moment his family fled Iran in the middle of the night with th...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No sexual content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Graphic violence including a bully severing a child's finger; descriptions of persecution and horror.
Profanity
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Minimal use of strong language, not a focus of the narrative.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation depicted.
Religious content
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Christian themes and faith discussions present, tied to personal musings.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult themes depicted.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Themes of immigration, cultural identity, and displacement are recurring.
Self-harm / suicide
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Brief mentions of suicide in context of hardship, not central.
Abuse & suffering
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Depictions of bullying, domestic abuse, and suffering as refugees.
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