02401cam a2200409 4500 1264535677 TxAuBib 20240502120000.0 220813s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780063039377 hbk. 0063039370 hbk. TxAuBib Nazemian, Abdi, author. Only this beautiful moment / Abdi Nazemian. First edtion. New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] ©2023. 390 pages ; 22 cm. "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."--Provided by publisher. 20240502. Gay teenagers Juvenile fiction. Iranian Americans Juvenile fiction. Iranian Americans Fiction. Family secrets Juvenile fiction. Family secrets Fiction. Teenagers Fiction. Gay people Fiction. Young adult fiction. Los Angeles (Calif) Juvenile fiction. Los Angeles (Calif) Fiction. Tehran (Iran) Juvenile fiction. Tehran (Iran) Fiction. Social problem fiction. fast Gay fiction. Historical fiction. fast Novels. fast