Shortlisted for the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Award 2016, Older Readers.Īustralian fiction. Erin Gough is a Sydney-based writer whose first young adult novel, The Flywheel, won Hardie Grant Egmonts Ampersand Prize. Is it okay to break the law to help a friend? How can a girl tell another girl she likes her without it ending in humiliation and heartbreak? And the big one, is it ever truly possible to dance in public without falling over? All this leaves Del with some seriously curly questions. Erin is the author of two award-winning novels for young adults, including Flywheel, which one the Ampersand Prize, and Amelia Westlake, which won the. This is such an important book and it’s undoubtedly one of my favourite YA books of the year. With all that's on her plate she barely has time for her favourite distraction - spying on the beautiful Rosa, who dances flamenco at the tapas bar across the road. Gough has created a clever, engaging feminist romp for readers aged 12 and up that is utterly unputdownable.’ Angela Crocombe, Books and Publishing ‘A playful, but powerful feminist romp that perfectly captures the Australian school life of young adults. But after a misjudged crush of one of the cool girls, Del has become the school punchline. Seventeen-year-old Delilah drops out of high school when her romance with another girl goes horribly wrong and the whole school turns on her. Ever since her father took off overseas she's been struggling to run the family's cafe without him. The Ampersand Prize-winner Erin Gough delivers a heart-warming debut novel about queer romance, crap parents & finding your feet when life gets messy. Seventeen-year-old Delilah's crazy life is about to get crazier. Richmond, Victoria : Hardie Grant Egmont, 2015

The Flywheel by Erin Gough