Everything Sad Is Untrue (a True Story)

Title: Everything Sad Is Untrue (a True Story)
Author: Daniel Nayeri
ISBN: 9781646142729
Publisher: Levine Querido
Published: 2023
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Condition: New
New from the publisher

Children's Books 1516834

Publisher Description:

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

Today.com Best of the Year

NECBA Windows & Mirrors Selection

"A modern masterpiece."--New York Times

"Supple, sparkling and original."--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

★ "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