One Boy!: A Boarding School Memoir

One Boy! is an emotionally charged—and at times even humorous—coming-of-age story. In his debut work of creative non-fiction, Benjamin Maiangwa draws readers into the world of a boy navigating the space between youthful innocence and the harsh realities of a Catholic boarding school in Nigeria.

Maiangwa’s journey unfolds across a landscape shaped by the fragility of friendship, loss, and the urgent search for self. As he matures within the strict confines of the boarding school and the relig...