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How it all blew up

Fleeing to Rome in the wake of coming out to his Muslim family, a failed relationship, and blackmail, eighteen-year-old Amir Azadi embarks on a more authentic life with new friends and dates in the Sistine Chapel before an encounter with a U.S. Customs officer places his hard-won freedom at risk.

Main Author: Ahmadi, Arvin (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Viking, 2020.
Subjects:
United States. > Bureau of Customs and Border Protection > Young adult fiction.
Coming out (Sexual orientation) > Young adult fiction.
Gay teenagers > Young adult fiction.
Iranian Americans > Young adult fiction.
Families > Young adult fiction.
Family life > Young adult fiction.
Rome (Italy) > Young adult fiction.
Summary: Fleeing to Rome in the wake of coming out to his Muslim family, a failed relationship, and blackmail, eighteen-year-old Amir Azadi embarks on a more authentic life with new friends and dates in the Sistine Chapel before an encounter with a U.S. Customs officer places his hard-won freedom at risk.
Physical Description: 271 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN: 9780593202876
0593202872
Author Notes: Arvin Ahmadi grew up outside Washington, DC. He graduated from Columbia University and has worked in the tech industry. When he's not reading or writing books, he can be found watching late-night talk show interviews and editing Wikipedia pages. Down and Across is his first novel, followed by Girl Gone Viral .

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