Fifteen-year-old Ashwin has recently moved to a new city to live with his aunt and uncle. His parents—researchers away on an expedition to Antarctica—have left him no choice but to join a new school, and embark on the dreariest task of all: making new friends.
However, his bumbling attempts to fit in end in catastrophe, earning him ridicule and social isolation. That is, until he meets Avnoor, a poised and magnetic classmate who seems utterly out of reach. Hopelessly smitten, Ashwin becomes determined to win her affection, no matter the cost.
In this brand new coming-of-age novel, Almost Sixteen, Arsh Verma leads us on a bittersweet and irreverent journey through first love, fragile friendships, and the messy, often hilarious trials and tribulations of adolescence.
Imprint: Ebury Press
Published: Mar/2026
ISBN: 9780143474043 (Paperback)
Length : 312 Pages
MRP : ₹399.00
What happens when your parents are in Antarctica, your social skills are … questionable, and every attempt to fit in spectacularly backfires? In Almost Sixteen, Arsh Verma turns teenage awkwardness into a sharply funny, painfully relatable coming-of-age journey. *** No one at his new school believed Ashwin when he told them his […]
