
The First Third
Will Kostakis(Author)
Penguin Random House Australia (Publisher)
Published on 24. July 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-14-356817-9 (ISBN)
Description
Life is made up of three parts: in The First Third, you're embarrassed by your family; in the second, you make a family of your own; and in the end, you just embarrass the family you've made. That's how Billy's grandmother explains it, anyway. She's given him her bucket list (cue embarrassment), and now, it's his job to glue their family back together. No pressure or anything. Fixing his family's not going to be easy and Billy's not ready for change. But as he soon discovers, the first third has to end some time. And then what? It's a Greek tragedy waiting to happen.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hawthorn
Australia
Target group
Young adult
US School Grade: Fifth Grade and over, Interest Age: From 13 to 17 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
190 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-356817-9 (9780143568179)
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Person
Will Kostakis was only 19 when his first novel for young adults, Loathing Lola, was released. It went on to be shortlisted for the Sakura Medal in Japan and made the official selection for the Australian Government's 2010 Get Reading! program. In 2005, Will won the Sydney Morning Herald Young Writer of the Year for a collection of short stories.