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Everything Sad Is Untrue: (A True Story)
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BiographyFamilyGeneral Juvenile Fiction
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ISBN10: 1646140001
ISBN13: 9781646140008
Publisher: Levine Querido
Published: Aug 25 2020
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.28
Height: 1.30 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
Awards: Michael L. Printz Award
ISBN13: 9781646140008
Publisher: Levine Querido
Published: Aug 25 2020
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.28
Height: 1.30 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
Awards: Michael L. Printz Award
Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award
Christopher Award Winner
Middle East Book Award Winner
National Indie Bestseller
NPR Best Book of the Year
New York Times Best of the Year
Amazon Best of the Year
Booklist Editors' Choice
BookPage Best of the Year
NECBA Windows & Mirrors Selection
Christopher Award Winner
Middle East Book Award Winner
National Indie Bestseller
NPR Best Book of the Year
New York Times Best of the Year
Amazon Best of the Year
Booklist Editors' Choice
BookPage Best of the Year
NECBA Windows & Mirrors Selection
Publishers Weekly Best of the Year
Wall Street Journal Best of the Year
Today.com Best of the Year
Walter Awards Honor Book A modern masterpiece.--The New York Times Book Review Supple, sparkling and original.--The Wall Street Journal Mesmerizing.--TODAY.com This book could change the world.--BookPage Like nothing else you've read or ever will read.--Linda Sue Park It hooks you right from the opening line.--NPR SEVEN STARRED REVIEWS * A modern epic.--Kirkus Reviews, starred review * A rare treasure of a book.--Publishers Weekly, starred review * A story that soars.--The Bulletin, starred review * At once beautiful and painful.--School Library Journal, starred review * Raises the literary bar in children's lit.--Booklist, starred review * Poignant and powerful.--Foreword Reviews, starred review * One of the most extraordinary books of the year.--BookPage, starred review A sprawling, evocative, and groundbreaking autobiographical novel told in the unforgettable and hilarious voice of a young Iranian refugee. It is a powerfully layered novel that poses the questions: Who owns the truth? Who speaks it? Who believes it? A patchwork story is the shame of the refugee, Nayeri writes early in the novel. In an Oklahoman middle school, Khosrou (whom everyone calls Daniel) stands in front of a skeptical audience of classmates, telling the tales of his family's history, stretching back years, decades, and centuries. At the core is Daniel's story of how they became refugees--starting with his mother's vocal embrace of Christianity in a country that made such a thing a capital offense, and continuing through their midnight flight from the secret police, bribing their way onto a plane-to-anywhere. Anywhere becomes the sad, cement refugee camps of Italy, and then finally asylum in the U.S. Implementing a distinct literary style and challenging western narrative structures, Nayeri deftly weaves through stories of the long and beautiful history of his family in Iran, adding a richness of ancient tales and Persian folklore. Like Scheherazade of One Thousand and One Nights in a hostile classroom, Daniel spins a tale to save his own life: to stake his claim to the truth. EVERYTHING SAD IS UNTRUE (a true story) is a tale of heartbreak and resilience and urges readers to speak their truth and be heard.
Wall Street Journal Best of the Year
Today.com Best of the Year
Walter Awards Honor Book A modern masterpiece.--The New York Times Book Review Supple, sparkling and original.--The Wall Street Journal Mesmerizing.--TODAY.com This book could change the world.--BookPage Like nothing else you've read or ever will read.--Linda Sue Park It hooks you right from the opening line.--NPR SEVEN STARRED REVIEWS * A modern epic.--Kirkus Reviews, starred review * A rare treasure of a book.--Publishers Weekly, starred review * A story that soars.--The Bulletin, starred review * At once beautiful and painful.--School Library Journal, starred review * Raises the literary bar in children's lit.--Booklist, starred review * Poignant and powerful.--Foreword Reviews, starred review * One of the most extraordinary books of the year.--BookPage, starred review A sprawling, evocative, and groundbreaking autobiographical novel told in the unforgettable and hilarious voice of a young Iranian refugee. It is a powerfully layered novel that poses the questions: Who owns the truth? Who speaks it? Who believes it? A patchwork story is the shame of the refugee, Nayeri writes early in the novel. In an Oklahoman middle school, Khosrou (whom everyone calls Daniel) stands in front of a skeptical audience of classmates, telling the tales of his family's history, stretching back years, decades, and centuries. At the core is Daniel's story of how they became refugees--starting with his mother's vocal embrace of Christianity in a country that made such a thing a capital offense, and continuing through their midnight flight from the secret police, bribing their way onto a plane-to-anywhere. Anywhere becomes the sad, cement refugee camps of Italy, and then finally asylum in the U.S. Implementing a distinct literary style and challenging western narrative structures, Nayeri deftly weaves through stories of the long and beautiful history of his family in Iran, adding a richness of ancient tales and Persian folklore. Like Scheherazade of One Thousand and One Nights in a hostile classroom, Daniel spins a tale to save his own life: to stake his claim to the truth. EVERYTHING SAD IS UNTRUE (a true story) is a tale of heartbreak and resilience and urges readers to speak their truth and be heard.
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