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Author mahbod seraji takes readers onto the rooftops of tehran and into the hearts of its characters. Rooftops in tehran revolves around two iranian boys, pashta and ahmed, in their late teens and in which. He makes you laugh and cry at the same time remembering the joys of first love and the pain of loss. Both of these books deal with a boys coming of age during tense times. The emotions are so strongly rendered youll feel as if you are these characters.
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