Arya Shahi. (2023). An Impossible Thing to Say. Unabridged Allida.

Arya Shahi. 2023. An Impossible Thing to Say. Allida.

Arya Shahi, An Impossible Thing to Say. Allida, 2023.

Arya Shahi. An Impossible Thing to Say. Unabridged Allida, 2023.

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     Arya Shahi is an Iranian-American playwright, poet, and rapper. He is the co-founder of PigPen Theatre Co., an award-winning theatre company and band. With PigPen, Arya has written, directed, and performed in original plays (including The Old Man and the Old Moon) as well as books adapted for stage (including Kate DiCamillo's The Tale of Despereaux). PigPen's album Bremen was released in 2012, followed by Whole Sun in 2015. Arya lives in Los Angeles. www.aryashahi.com

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The Poet X meets A Very Large Expanse of Sea in a bold novel-in-verse starring a Persian American teen navigating his first crush, his family's post-9/11 dynamics, and the role of language in defining who we are.

"A dazzling story with a whole lot of heart. Read it." —Michael L. Printz Award winner Daniel Nayeri, author of Everything Sad Is Untrue

Omid needs the right words to connect with his newly met grandfather and distant Iranian heritage, words to tell a special girl what she means to him and to show everyone that he truly belongs in Tucson, Arizona, the only home he's ever known. Neither the school play's Shakespearean English nor his parents' Farsi seems up to the task, and it's only when Omid delves into the rhymes and rhythms of rap music that he starts to find his voice. But even as he does so, an act of terrorism transforms familiar accents into new threats.

Then a family member disappears, and it seems everyone but Omid...

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The Poet X meets A Very Large Expanse of Sea in a bold novel-in-verse starring a Persian American teen navigating his first crush, his family's post-9/11 dynamics, and the role of language in defining who we are.

"A dazzling story with a whole lot of heart. Read it." —Michael L. Printz Award winner Daniel Nayeri, author of Everything Sad Is Untrue

Omid needs the right words to connect with his newly met grandfather and distant Iranian heritage, words to tell a special girl what she means to him and to show everyone that he truly belongs in Tucson, Arizona, the only home he's ever known. Neither the school play's Shakespearean English nor his parents' Farsi seems up to the task, and it's only when Omid delves into the rhymes and rhythms of rap music that he starts to find his voice. But even as he does so, an act of terrorism transforms familiar accents into new threats.

Then a family member disappears, and it seems everyone but Omid knows why. When words fail altogether and violence takes their place, what will Omid do next?

Praise for An Impossible Thing to Say:

"Funny on one page, poignant on the next, and often both at the same time, this beautiful tale of a tender, bewildered, and generous teen will find its way into readers' hearts." —#1 New York Times bestselling writer and Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park, author of A Long Walk to Water

"An Impossible Thing to Say is tender, honest, and unforgettable, filled with characters that delight, verses that shine, and moments that took my breath away. Few books have ever made me feel so seen." —Adib Khorram, award-winning author of Darius the Great Is Not Okay

"Arya Shahi just blew the door down on how we are allowed to tell our stories. Words are clearly his jam." —Firoozeh Dumas, New York Times bestselling author of Funny in Farsi and It Ain't So Awful, Falafel

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     July 24, 2023
     An Iranian American teenager discovers the power of the written word in Shahi’s emotionally vulnerable verse debut. In July 2001 Arizona, Omid awaits the arrival of Baba Joon and Maman Joon, his maternal grandparents who are emigrating from Iran to the U.S. and whom he’s never met. Upon their meeting, Baba Joon gives Omid a journal, hoping it may help Omid manage his tumultuous emotions. While finding the words for feelings surrounding his experiences navigating his identity, the Islamophobic bigotry he faces in the aftermath of 9/11, and his epic crush on a girl at his new prep school isn’t always easy, he discovers that writing in the journal helps him process. Inspired by a Shakespeare unit in his honors English class and the play he auditions for to get closer to his crush, Omid attempts to express himself using varying methods of writing that improve communication in everyday life. When his friend Sammy, who is Black, burns him a rap mix CD, the music unlocks a new medium through which Omid unearths his self-confidence. As Omid explores new facets of himself, his first-person narration develops into that of a self-assured protagonist whose voice leaps off the page; Shahi employs Shakespearean dialogue and original rap to kinetic effect. Ages 13–up.

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