Shortlisted for the 2019 ABIA Awards - Book of the Year for Older Children (ages 13+) Shortlisted for the Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature (2019) Winner of the 2019 Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature Shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards (2019) Shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards (2018)

The Readings Young Adult Book Prize Winner (2018) But as tensions burn throughout their school - who is Amelia Westlake? - and between Harriet and Will, how long can they keep their secret? How far will they go to make a difference? And when will they realize they're falling for each other?Īward-winning author Erin Gough's Amelia Westlake Was Never Here is a funny, smart, and all-too-timely story of girls fighting back against power and privilege - and finding love while they're at it.Įntertainment Weekly's 10 Best YA Books of the Year (2019)Ģ020 Rise: A Feminist Book Project List (Young Adult Fiction) When their swim coach's inappropriate behavior is swept under the rug, the unlikely duo reluctantly team up to expose his misdeeds, pulling provocative pranks and creating the instantly legendary Amelia Westlake - an imaginary student who helps right the many wrongs of their privileged institution. Will Everhart is a troublemaker who's never met an injustice she didn't fight. Harriet Price is the perfect student: smart, dutiful, over-achieving.

A fiercely funny, queer romantic comedy about two girls who can't stand each other, but join forces in a grand feminist plan to expose harassment and inequality at their elite private school.

The Flywheel by Erin Gough