https://padlet.com/lyburris26/lburris Notes from the book en-us 2023-03-13 12:13:48 UTC 2025-10-24 23:57:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f44d.png lyburris26 https://padlet.com/lyburris26/lburris/wish/2514326931 -He doesn't have good mental health probably because of how hes being bullied by a guy whose name is Trent. (Page 11)
-No matter where he goes, someone ends up bringing his mental health down by bringing up his weight. "Too many sweets." Said the customs officer. (Page 69)
-When he was six or seven, his father stopped telling him stories before he went to bed. This still bothers him. "Stephen Kellner didn't want to tell me stories anymore." (Page 76)]]> 2023-03-13 12:25:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lyburris26/lburris/wish/2514326931 lyburris26 https://padlet.com/lyburris26/lburris/wish/2514327159 -Father is Stephen Kellner
Darius doesn't feel like his fathers son at all (page 14)
-Sister is Laleh
-His sister is also nosy
-Mothers name is Shiran 
She's a UX designer. (User Interface)
-His grandfather is dying (Page 47)
-His grandmother loves him, and shows a lot of affection towards Darius.
-His grandfather has a heavy accent
-He loves his family very much (Page 174)
-Him and his dad are starting to become more distant (Page 224-5)
-After Darius ran off, Darius and his dad opened up to each other finally. His father even cried. "There are no walls between us." Said his dad (Page 285)
-Darius' mother said goodbye to her father, which was sad because they knew that they're never going to see each other again. (Page 300)]]> 2023-03-13 12:26:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lyburris26/lburris/wish/2514327159 lyburris26 https://padlet.com/lyburris26/lburris/wish/2514327478 -Darius has a friend and his name is Javaneh. Javaneh has smooth, olive toned look of a True Puersian, arched eyebrows and all. (Page 31)
-He made a friend whos name is Sohrab. And according to him everyone knows someone with the name Sohrab. (Page 88) 
-Sohrab said nice things. For example, "You're a good brother Darioush" (Page 151)
-Sohrab apologized, and Darius went back to thinking that him and Sohrab were destined to be friends. (Page 131)
-Sobrab and Darius both have father issues (Page 244)
-Sohrab found out his father died in prison, and he took his anger and sadness out on Darius which caused some conflict between the both of them when Darius didn't really do anything wrong. (Page 278)
-Darius and Sohrab made up by Sohrab showing up at his house, but Sohrab has walls inside of him that wont allow himself to accept Darius' forgiveness. (Page 293)]]> 2023-03-13 12:26:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lyburris26/lburris/wish/2514327478 lyburris26 https://padlet.com/lyburris26/lburris/wish/2514328103 -He has little to no confidence because of him being bullied
-He got called a terrorist so that might ruin his confidence (Page 39) 
-When Darius dressed up, he almost felt "handsome" (Page 170)
-He's starting to ask questions and become curious about his family, and things some of his family members like. For example, his grandmother. "When did you start listening to ABBA?" Darius asked his grandmother.
-Darius is finally getting confident and he's standing up against the people who bullied him (Page 305)]]> 2023-03-13 12:26:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lyburris26/lburris/wish/2514328103 lyburris26 https://padlet.com/lyburris26/lburris/wish/2514328460 -His father is German and his mother is Persian
-Darius doesn't feel connected to either of his parents' culture
-His mother speaks Farsi. Farsi is a deep language, deeply specific, deeply poetic, and deeply context sensitive Darius thinks. He doesn't speak this language though (Page 20)
-Darius got to see where he got his name from (Page 158)
-"I felt very persian indeed" (Page 168)
-His grandfather makes minty syrup that's called "Sekanjabin" which he learned through Sohrab. (Page 210)]]> 2023-03-13 12:26:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lyburris26/lburris/wish/2514328460 lyburris26 https://padlet.com/lyburris26/lburris/wish/2514328664 "Sometimes I thought about how I didn't really feel like Stephen Keller's son at all" (Page 14)
Darius doesn't speak Farsi like his mother does
-His entire family likes subway but Darius doesn't. (Page 59)
-"You've got some skill. Why don't you try out in the fall?" Darius' coach asked him. Darius almost said no, but instead he thought "I almost told coach no. But that's what Darius would have done. Darioush would have tried out." (Page 306-7)]]> 2023-03-13 12:27:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lyburris26/lburris/wish/2514328664 lyburris26 https://padlet.com/lyburris26/lburris/wish/2514328891 -Darius and his dad got along, and they would watch Star Trek with each other. One episode each night (Page 18)
-Darius' father loves Darius, even though they don't get along. "Love you, Darius" and I said, "Love you, Dad." - (Page 62)
-Darius loves his grandmother, and his grandmother loves him too. She's super nice to him too, and he loves that. (Page 81)
-"Yeah. I love him too" Darius said referring to his grandfather, but he says it was a bit of an exaggeration. Apparently he loved the idea of Babou. (Page 202)
-He loves his grandmother, and wants to know everything about her]]> 2023-03-13 12:27:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lyburris26/lburris/wish/2514328891 lyburris26 https://padlet.com/lyburris26/lburris/wish/2514329113 -Being around his entire family makes him super happy (Page 174)]]> 2023-03-13 12:27:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lyburris26/lburris/wish/2514329113 lyburris26 https://padlet.com/lyburris26/lburris/wish/2514329534 He's probably gay, but it doesn't say hes definitely gay. It just hints at it throughout the book but I think hes gay. (Page 110)]]> 2023-03-13 12:27:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lyburris26/lburris/wish/2514329534 lyburris26 https://padlet.com/lyburris26/lburris/wish/2514329634 -People love Yazd in Iran (Page 126)
-"How could I be a tourist in my own past?" Asked Darius (Page 230)
-Darius got to see pictures of himself from when he was a baby, but when he saw the photos he thought the baby he was looking at was his sister laleh]]> 2023-03-13 12:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lyburris26/lburris/wish/2514329634