The author of Darius the Great Is Not Okay, Adib Khorram, visited Belleville Middle and High Schools on November 5. He had discussion sessions with middle school and high school students and staff, and, during the evening, he met with parents and other community members.

The book is the winner of the William C. Morris Debut Award and is a coming-of-age story about Darius, who faces the challenges that any teenage boy might, but he must confront additional challenges that sometimes overwhelm him. In both America and Iran, he struggles with fitting in with the world and his own family. His...