Story Info
PERSIANALITY: the inevitable explosion of Iran’s highly educated, but highly suppressed, privileged girls
 
book one of the Zoe Series (a four-part series)
 
     Public flirtation is a crime in Iran, with predictable consequences. Jamileh Delkash has a teen crush, and she's only fifteen (almost fifteen). She can only dodge the Basij (Moral Police) for so long, and she's already floundering in Islamic propriety.
     Her budding independence stems from visits to the Monkey Bar, where local teens gamble on monkey bicycle races. Here, she attempts to fan the flames of love with Armand Ducasse, the son of Iran’s Ambassador to France.
     Being good and being happy proves difficult to reconcile. The ever-watchful Basij and Armand’s call to war, triggers their flight to Paris. But so-called friends, caprice, and Afghan slavers threatens their midnight escapade.
 
Benefits
     Clean Fiction for homeschool teens. Perfect for Christian highschool international perspectives requirements.
     If they read, make sure they read books that spark a discussion centered in values and consequences. Persianality is teen fiction about bad decisions and the consequences of Jamileh's bad decisions. Those bad decisions may sound distant, but bad decisions are universal and will appear in your teens life--sooner or later.
     Discuss it sooner.
     This book has won numerous literary awards. The problem with other young-adult novels is they are not interesting. This novel has proven to be a riveting read. Give your teen something they will talk about for years.
 
Although this is fiction, it's based on a true story that took place in Noshahr, Iran.

Young Adult / Romance / Thriller
PERSIANALITY: the inevitable explosion of Iran’s highly educated, but highly suppressed, privileged girls
book one of the Zoe Series (a four-part series)
217 pgs, approx. 48,680 words
5.06” x 7.81” x .45” at .75 lbs.
$12.92 paperback + Shipping and Handling (according to region)
ISBN: 979-8-9876254-7-7
LCCN: pending