Nazemian, Abdi

Only This Beautiful Moment -- Abdi Nazemian, Hardcover

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From the Stonewall Honor-winning author of Like a Love Story comes a sweeping story of three generations of boys in the same Iranian family. Perfect for fans of Last Night at the Telegraph Club and Darius the Great Is Not Okay.

2019. Moud is an out gay teen living in Los Angeles with his distant father, Saeed. When Moud gets the news that his grandfather in Iran is dying, he accompanies his dad to Tehran, where the revelation of family secrets will force Moud into a new understanding of his history, his culture, and himself.

1978. Saeed is an engineering student with a promising future ahead of him in Tehran. But when his parents discover his involvement in the country's burgeoning revolution, they send him to safety in America, a country Saeed despises. And even worse--he's forced to live with the American grandmother he never knew existed.

1939. Bobby, the son of a calculating Hollywood stage mother, lands a coveted MGM studio contract. But the fairy-tale world of glamour he's thrust into has a dark side.

Set against the backdrop of Tehran and Los Angeles, this tale of intergenerational trauma and love is an ode to the fragile bonds of family, the hidden secrets of history, and all the beautiful moments that make us who we are today.



Author: Abdi Nazemian
Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Published: 05/09/2023
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.80w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9780063039377
Age Range: 13-UP

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2023
Booklist 05/01/2023 pg. 43
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2023
Publishers Weekly 05/15/2023

Product Tags:

Abdi Nazemian, Balzer & Bray/Harperteen, Books, Books › Subjects › LGBTQ+ Books, Family, Grades 6-8, Hardcover, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ+ Books, Los Angeles (Calif.), Middle Eastern & Arab American, Multigenerational, Subjects, Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction

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