The depiction of Chloe as the wannabe girlfriend of Courtney's deceased boyfriend unsettled me, primarily due to the that fact that she was overweight. That being said, it started off bumpy for me. He's not recollecting that time in his life, adding some modern vocab and pretending to know about the teens of today - he is the audience. Unlike some YA authors, he's actually got his finger on the pulse of the teens that he's writing about as he's pretty much their age (19). There are some authors that have a specific turn of phrase, rhythm and humour that appeal to me.William Kostakis is one of them. He has since contributed to numerous anthologies, including the ABIA Award-winning Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology.Īn advocate for young readers and writers, Will was awarded the 2020 Maurice Saxby Award by the School Library Association of New South Wales for service to children’s and young adult literature. Most recently, Will has applied his trademark style to the fantasy genre, with Monuments and its sequel, Rebel Gods.Īs a high school student, Will won Sydney Morning Herald Young Writer of the Year for a collection of short stories. It went on to win the IBBY Australia Ena Noel Award.

The Sidekicks was his third novel for young adults, and his American debut. It was also shortlisted for the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year and Australian Prime Minister’s Literary awards, among others. His second, The First Third, won the 2014 Gold Inky Award. His first novel, Loathing Lola, was released when he was just nineteen. Nowadays, he’s best known (but not particularly well known) for his award-winning YA novels. In the past, he has written everything from celebrity news stories that score cease and desist letters, to tweets for professional wrestlers. Time to talk about myself in the third-person.

A teacher-librarian yelled at me to update this, so here goes.

The sidekicks by will kostakis