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    "description": "In this companion to the award-winning Darius the Great Is Not Okay, Darius suddenly has it all: a boyfriend, an internship, a spot on the soccer team. It\u2019s everything he\u2019s ever wanted\u2013but what if he deserves better?\n\nDarius Kellner is having a bit of a year. Since his trip to Iran this past spring, a lot has changed. He\u2019s getting along with his dad, and his best friend Sohrab is only a Skype call away. Between his first boyfriend, Landon, his varsity soccer practices, and his internship at his favorite tea shop, Darius is feeling pretty okay. Like he finally knows what it means to be Darius Kellner.\n\nThen, of course, everything changes. Darius\u2019s grandmothers are in town for a long visit while his dad is gone on business, and Darius isn\u2019t sure whether they even like him. The internship isn\u2019t what Darius thought it would be, and now he doesn\u2019t know about turning tea into his career. He was sure he liked Landon, but when he starts hanging out with Chip\u2013soccer teammate and best friend of Trent Bolger, epic bully\u2013well, he\u2019s just not so sure about Landon anymore, either.\n\nDarius thought he knew exactly who he was and what he wanted, but maybe he was wrong. Maybe he deserves better.",
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