In Miriam Khamadi Were’s book The High School Gent, the complex and overtly confusing process of transforming a mere teen into a malleable senior high school student ready for the next step in life plays out. ETERNAL MESSAGEMiriam Were’s The High School Gent is written in a simple, amusing tone. First published in 1972, the high school events woven in the come-of-age story brings out the realities and challenges of a typical boarding school and struggles of teenagers as they stride through the complex sea of high school, changing anatomy and growing minds. HOLISTIC GROWTHThe insistenceon academics only, leaving out the other delights of high school has also been disparaged. The confusion and influence by parents and sponsors on young minds in the choice of their future endeavours is a sour captured in The High School Gent.

Source: Daily Nation November 14, 2017 11:15 UTC