Khorram again presents an artful tapestry of sci-fi fandom, Persian culture, soccer, racism, sexuality, depression, family crises, a love triangle, and endless amounts of global teas in Darius’s compelling story. Despite all of the seemingly disparate elements, this is a seamless and profound YA novel with a memorable and endearing main character.
A must-purchase for YA collections. Readers will be caught up throughout Emanuela’s ascent into power as she attempts to save Occhia—whether it wants to be or not.
With a final page of facts about NASA, astronauts, and living in space, this must-purchase entertains with a combination of zany art, humor, and solid facts for fascinated young readers craving space travel—even the armchair kind.
An outstanding, atypical addition to library collections for the young, this invites close inspection of the elements, critical thinking about the differences between text and art, as well as the contradiction between what the boy does and what he says.
This intergenerational story of love and acceptance is an important addition to library collections for young elementary-aged readers.
A necessary purchase; a surprisingly poetic glimpse of the heart of the athlete, with a welcome, winning heroine.
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