Amelia Westlake

Erin Gough

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Hardie Grant Books
01 April 2018

Children's & Educational; Romance & relationships stories (Children's&YA); School stories (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: sexuality & relationships (Children's&YA)

From Ampersand Prize-winning author Erin Gough comes this ferociously funny romp through an elite private school, and a brilliant feminist hoax that could change - or ruin - everything.

Harriet Price has the perfect life: she's a prefect at Rosemead Grammar, she lives in a mansion, and her gorgeous girlfriend is a future prime minister. So when she decides to risk it all by helping bad-girl Will Everhart expose the school's many ongoing issues, Harriet tells herself it's because she too is seeking justice. And definitely not because she finds Will oddly fascinating.

Will Everhart can't stand posh people like Harriet, but even she has to admit Harriet's ideas are good - and they'll keep Will from being expelled. That's why she teams up with Harriet to create Amelia Westlake, a fake student who can take the credit for a series of provocative pranks at their school.

But the further Will and Harriet's hoax goes, the harder it is for the girls to remember they're sworn enemies - and to keep Amelia Westlake's true identity hidden. As tensions burn throughout the school, how far will they go to keep Amelia Westlake - and their feelings for each other - a secret?

Perfect for fans of David Levithan and Becky Albertalli, this triumphant queer YA rom-com explores politics, privilege and power, and has a gloriously uplifting teen romance at its heart.

Winner of the 2018 Readings Prize for Young Adult Books, 2019 NSW Premier's Literary Awards: Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Fiction, 2019 International Youth Library White Raven Book Shorlisted for the 2018 Queensland Literary Awards, 2019 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards: Writing for Young Adults, 2019 Indie Book Awards: Young Adult, 2019 ABIA Book of the Year for Older Children Longlisted for the 2019 Gold Inky A 2019 CBCA Notable Book of the Year for Older Readers

By: Erin Gough
Imprint: Hardie Grant Books
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 24mm
ISBN: 9781760127152
ISBN 10: 1760127159
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 01 April 2018
Recommended Age: From 13 to 99 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Erin Gough is a Sydney-based writer whose first YA novel, The Flywheel, won Hardie Grant Egmont's Ampersand Prize. The Flywheel was published in the US as Get it Together, Delilah! and in Germany, and was shortlisted for the CBCA's Book of the Year for Older Readers and the Centre for Youth Literature's Gold Inky. It was also named a White Raven International Youth Library title. Her second YA novel, Amelia Westlake, was published in 2018.Erin's award-winning short stories have appeared in a number of journals and anthologies including Best Australian Stories, The Age, Overland, Southerly and Going Down Swinging. Erin is a past recipient of the Varuna Eleanor Dark Flagship Fellowship for Fiction and an Australian Society of Authors Mentorship.

Reviews for Amelia Westlake

'A delightful, timely romantic comedy of two opposites attracting, connecting and fighting for justice together at a private girls' school. I fell in love with Amelia Westlake.' - Justine Larbalestier, author of Liar and My Sister Rosa. -- Justine Larbalestier