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Title: Everything Sad Is Untrue (a True Story)
Author: Daniel Nayeri
ISBN: 9781646142729
Publisher: Levine Querido
Published: 2023
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Condition Note: New from the publisher
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WINNER, MICHAEL L. PRINTZ AWARD
WINNER, CHRISTOPHER AWARD
WINNER, MIDDLE EAST BOOK AWARD
WALTER AWARD HONOR
National Bestseller
NPR Best of the Year
New York Times Best of the Year
Amazon Best of the Year
Booklist Editors’ Choice
BookPage Best of the Year
Publishers Weekly Best of the Year
Wall Street Journal Best of the Year
Best of the Year
NECBA Windows & Mirrors Selection
“A modern masterpiece.”
–New York Times
“Supple, sparkling and original.”
–Wall Street Journal
“Mesmerizing.”
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“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
★ “A modern epic.”
–Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ “A rare treasure of a book.”
–Publishers Weekly (starred)
★ “A story that soars.”
–The Bulletin (starred)
★ “At once beautiful and painful.”
–School Library Journal (starred)
★ “Raises the literary bar in children’s lit.”
–Booklist (starred)
★ “Poignant and powerful.”
–Foreword Reviews (starred)
★ “One of the most extraordinary books of the year.”
–BookPage (starred)
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 i
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