Skip to main content Skip to search Skip to search

Fiction Coming Of Age

Brown Boy Barely Blossoms

by (author) Afzal Huda

Publisher
Iguana Books
Initial publish date
Mar 2023
Category
Coming of Age, Humorous, NON-CLASSIFIABLE
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781771806084
    Publish Date
    Mar 2023
    List Price
    $9.99

Classroom Resources

Where to buy it

Description

Ashiq Amlani is a hopeless romantic teenager who decides to move from Pakistan to Canada to achieve the biggest mission of his young life: to lose his virginity.

Soon after he arrives, he decides that he must hide his heritage in order to fit in by changing his name, his look, and the way he talks. This coming-of-age story is an exploration of the immigrant experience, ethnic humor, and, most poignantly, self-discovery.

"Brown Boy Barely Blossoms" takes you on a journey where Ashiq strives to be Ash, and Ash struggles to replace Ashiq. A world where two identities clash, and a boy becomes a man.

About the author

Afzal Huda is a Canadian-born South Asian writer and photographer who travels. His photo book, "Love Wins," was featured in "The New York Times," and was nominated for The Palestine Book Award. Everything he does is to entertain and empower people to be different, unapologetic, and proud of their identity.

Afzal Huda's profile page