Fan Casting All My Rage: A Novel

All My Rage follows the intertwined lives of Salahudin and Noor, two Pakistani-American teens growing up in a small desert town in California. Once inseparable, their friendship has been fraying under the weight of grief, secrets, and unspoken pain. Sal is reeling from the slow collapse of his family — his mother, Misbah, has recently passed away, and his father drowns in alcoholism. Meanwhile, Noor, who lives with her controlling uncle, secretly applies to college behind his back, desperate to escape a life that's felt like captivity. When Sal’s world spirals after a bad decision, the two must navigate guilt, betrayal, and forgiveness as they confront the traumas of their pasts.

Told in alternating perspectives — including poignant flashbacks from Sal’s mother — All My Rage is a raw, lyrical, and powerful exploration of what it means to carry pain, to love imperfectly, and to fight for a future when everything feels lost. It blends themes of grief, faith, racism, abuse, and the immigrant experience, anchored by an unflinching emotional honesty.