The Learner's Plight
A Novella

A genuinely touching and sincere story-line. This was Shah's debut novella and, while it certainly fell on the shorter side, I haven't read an honest down-to-earth book like this in ages!. Everything is neat and clean, with the main focus being the struggles of Gavin and his personal fight with all......more

If high school life isn’t hard enough for the average person, it is twice as hard for Gavin Hawthorne. Having emigrated from Ireland to the United States, Gavin finds himself alone in a world of cliques, bullies, and depression. After his closest friend and fellow kindred spirit Linda abandons him i......more

High school can be stressful enough with getting good grades, all the extracurricular activities, and trying to get prepped and into your chosen college. But for Gavin Hawthorne, an Irish immigrant who is still fairly new at school can add bullying from the jocks to this list. And to make it worse,......more

I received a copy for free thanks to booksirens, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. I can see how this book could be moving to some, but for me it didn’t hit the mark. I wasn’t attached to any of the characters or their stories. I didn’t feel motivated to pick it up, although I did end up fini......more

“The Learner’s Plight” is the debut novella by Muhammad Hamza Shah and is a very inspiring read. This short story is told from the point of view of Gavin, an adolescent, who moved to the United States from Ireland and is having a hard time adapting to his new school and classmates. The reader has the......more