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BOOK 1 · WESTGATE KIDS

They're carrying waytoo much.

The book that gets an "I don't read" teen to finish a whole novel — sometimes in two nights. Youngest in Charge. Raw, real, can't-put-it-down.

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★★★★★ LOVED BY KIDS WHO "DON'T READ"
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YOU ALREADY SEE IT

You know your kid is dealing with something.

They don't need another book that talks down to them. They need a story that meets them where they're at — and gives you a way in.

The responsible one

Carrying weight at home that no kid their age should have to hold.

Status pressure

Fitting in pulls harder than you can always protect them from.

Smart ≠ safe

Good kids still get pulled toward the wrong thing.

Gone quiet

You want them reading something that feels like their life.

A teen lost in their phone while a great book waits

Hours on the phone. Then a book they can't put down.

Youngest in Charge
THE STORY

Elijah is 15, honor-roll, and the only dad he's ever known is suddenly gone.

Overnight he's the man of a house that's barely holding on. The block has one answer for his grief — the wrong one. He's got to decide who he's gonna be before that choice gets made for him.

  • »Loyalty, grief, pressure, and the cost of proving a point.
  • »Short, fast chapters + real dialogue. Built for "I hate reading" kids.
  • »The tension IS the lesson. No sermons, no sanitizing.
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WHY IT HITS

Built for the kid who "doesn't read."

01

They finish it

First book they've read cover to cover in years — that's the most common thing parents tell us.

02

It's a mirror

Specific, culturally real characters they recognize — not stock-photo diversity.

03

It opens doors

Hard topics handled straight — so you get a way in, without the lecture.

THE SHIFT

From “I don’t read” to “I can’t put it down.”

You already know where they are tonight. Here’s where a book they actually finish can take them.

RIGHT NOW
  • » The phone wins every night
  • » One-word answers, door closed
  • » Hasn’t finished a book in years
  • » You’re out of ways to reach them
→
A FEW CHAPTERS IN
  • ✓ Turning pages on their own
  • ✓ Bringing the story up at dinner
  • ✓ Asking you for the next book
  • ✓ And you’ve got a real way back in
THE SERIES

4 stories. 4 crossroads.

The newest, Icy Girl, just dropped.

Youngest in ChargeBOOK 1

Youngest in Charge

Pushed toward revenge — and has to choose who he'll become.

Drip KidBOOK 2

Drip Kid

Fitting in vs. knowing what it costs.

The Lit KidsBOOK 3

The Lit Kids

One wrong night. Silence, or do the right thing.

Icy GirlBOOK 4 · NEW

Icy Girl

A girl who learned to go cold to survive — and what it costs.

STRAIGHT FROM PARENTS

Real parents. Real kids. Real pages turned.

Unedited comments from Kevin’s Facebook page, screenshotted exactly as they were posted.

Parent comment: he finished the book in one day
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The world of Westgate Kids

One block. One crew. Four crossroads.

MEET THE CREW

The stories they’ll actually finish.

Same neighborhood, same friends, four different fights. Here’s who your kid will meet.

Youngest in Charge · Book 1

Elijah, 15, honor-roll, a gifted writer. When the only father he’s ever known is taken, the block offers one way to carry the grief — the wrong one. He has to decide who he’ll be before someone decides for him.

Drip Kid · Book 2

The lights get cut, the family has to move, money’s tight — and everybody’s chasing the look, the drip, the status. Elijah finds out what fitting in really costs, and what’s worth more.

The Lit Kids · Book 3

Daniel falls for Journey, a girl from the rich side of town, and gets pulled into a world that isn’t his. One party, one wrong night, one choice: stay silent, or do the right thing.

Icy Girl · Book 4 · New

JJ, the girl who could outrun anybody, learned to go cold to survive. Now grief, friendship and the feelings she buried all catch up at once — and going numb has a price.

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13–17Written for this exact age
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THE AUTHOR

Kevin Elliott writes books kids can't put down.

Kevin spent seven of his formative years in a neighborhood called Westgate — a place that, in his words, “gave me the liberty to dream.”

He grew up watching sharp, funny, capable kids get written off as the ones who “don’t read” — because nothing on the shelf sounded like their life. So he wrote the ones that do. Twenty-plus titles later, Westgate Kids is his answer: fast, honest fiction for teens 13–17 about grief, money, status, loyalty, and the choices that don’t come with easy answers. Handled straight. No lectures.

He didn’t write these to make kids “better.” He wrote them so a kid could open a book and finally think — this is me.

Written for the reluctant reader · the kid carrying too much · the one chasing status · the quiet one who shut the door · and the parent who wants a way back in.

QUESTIONS

Good to know.

What age is this for?

Written for teens 13 to 17. Honest about real life, which is why kids connect with it and why it gives parents a way in.

Can my 12 year old read it?

Probably yes. Under 12 it comes down to the reader and their maturity level, so you know your kid best.

Is there any cursing?

No. There is no profanity in the series.

Is there any sexual content?

No. Nothing sexual anywhere in the four books.

My kid hates reading. Will it work?

That’s exactly who it’s for. Short chapters, a real voice, and a story that actually moves.

Read the series in order?

Each stands alone, but Book 1 is the best start. The bundle's the best value.

What if it doesn’t work for my kid?

Then you don’t pay. Email us within 30 days for a full refund — and keep the books. We only win if your teen actually reads.

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