Kostakis beautifully captures the voice of each character and the pain, humour and challenge of being a teenage boy. Set in a Sydney boys' high school in contemporary times, Kostakis captures life at school, teen angst and hijinks and realistic student-teacher dynamics. In various ways, their grief over Isaac somehow binds them. Where they had mainly separate dealings with Isaac before he died, afterwards they are thrown together in different situations and learn more about each other. In the days following Isaac'e death, the reader goes on a journey into each boy's life, flashbacks and what Isaac meant to them.īefore Isaac died, they were his sidekicks, afterwards, their lives are irrevocably changed and Isaac's death leads to surprising outcomes as each boy reveals something Isaac knew about them. Told in three separate and unique narrative voices, Kostakis manages to capture the distinct essence, vulnerability and personality of the teen boys. Although they were all friends with Isaac, they were not good friends with each other and have nothing in common apart form Isaac.
Ryan, the swimmer, Harley, the rebel and Miles, the nerd, struggle to find meaning in an existence without Isaac. The Sidekicks explores the inner thoughts and turmoil of three very different teenage boys after their best friend Isaac suddenly dies. Award winning author Will Kostakis delivers in spades with his third novel for young adults.
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