# Seven Special Somethings: A Nowruz Story - Hardcover

by **Adib Khorram** (Author), **Zainab Faidhi** (Illustrator)

**A picture book celebrating Persian New Year by award-winning author Adib Khorram**

Kian can't wait for Persian New Year His family has already made a haft-seen, and Kian's baba and maman told him that all the things on it start with _S_ and will bring them joy in the new year. Kian wonders if he could add just one more _S_, to make his family even happier. Hmm . . . Sonny the cat's name starts with _S_\--but Sonny knocks the whole table over Can Kian find seven special somethings to make a new haft seen before his family arrives for their Nowruz celebration?

### Author Biography

Adib Khorram lives in Kansas City, Missouri. When he isn't writing (or at his day job as a graphic designer), you can probably find him trying to get his hundred-yard freestyle under a minute, learning to do a Lutz jump, or steeping a cup of oolong. His debut novel, _Darius the Great Is Not Okay_, earned several awards, including the William C. Morris Debut Award, the Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature, and a _Boston Globe-Horn Book_ Honor. The sequel, _Darius the Great Deserves Better_, comes out in August 2020.

Zainab Faidhi is a conceptrual artist, illustrator, animator, and architect. Her work includes the feature film _The Breadwinner_, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. _Seven Special Somethings_ is her first picture book to be published in the United States.

**Number of Pages:** 40

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 10.1 x 10.3 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** February 16, 2021

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Seven Special Somethings: A Nowruz Story

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 3.3

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 18.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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