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Kevin Elliott

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Writer. Observer. Storyteller.
Culture, relationships & the human condition.I pay attention to details.

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Fiction for teens who live this for real. 🩵
Icy Girl — Book 4. Link in bio.
#IcyGirl #WestgateKids #KevinElliott by @kevinelliottwrites

Buy a bundle. You’re entered. That’s the whole thing. 🎒
No comment-tag-share-follow scavenger hunt. No hoops. We’re keeping it clean this back-to-school:
📚 Grab a Westgate Kids bundle — every bundle is one entry
✅ Already copped one? You’re already in. Automatically. You held us down first.
🤝 Want more shots? Refer a friend — they drop your name at checkout, you get another entry
Every 50 bundles sold, we pull one entry and a Sprayground goes out. Drawn on camera so you know it’s 100.
Four books — Youngest in Charge, Drip Kid, The Lit Kids, Icy Girl. The whole Westgate world. Stories that sound like the life your kid is actually living, not one somebody made up for them.
Because every student deserves to walk in on day one believing their future is bigger than their circumstances. The pack is the bonus. The books were always the point.
Runs through August 15. Link in bio. 🖤
50 US states + DC. Full rules in bio. Sprayground is not a sponsor of this promotion.
FICTION FOR TEENS WHO LIVE THIS FOR REAL.
#WestgateKids #BackToSchool #Sprayground #BlackAuthors #YAbooks by @kevinelliottwrites

When I set out to write the Westgate Kids series, I wasn’t trying to write another book about kids from a bad neighborhood.
I wanted to write about the real stuff. Bullying. The pressure to fit in. Status.
Because whether adults want to admit it or not — status is everything when you’re growing up right now. Who you’re seen with. What you’re wearing. Who likes you and who doesn’t.
If these books help even one kid navigate what they’re already living every day, I’m good.
That’s why I wrote them.
Westgate Kids Series — Books 1-4 available now. Link in bio.
#WestgateKids #BlackAuthors #TeenFiction #YABooks #BlackTeens by @kevinelliottwrites

🎒 SPRAYGROUND GIVEAWAY 🎒
New school year. Same energy. We’re sending Westgate Kids readers back with a fresh pack on us.
Here’s how it works — and it’s simple:
Buy a bundle. You’re entered. That’s it.
No codes, no forms, no comment-tag-share-follow scavenger hunt. Every bundle you cop is one entry. Every 50 bundles sold, we pull one buyer and a Sprayground goes out. Drawn on camera so you know it’s real.
Four books. The whole Westgate world — Youngest in Charge, Drip Kid, The Lit Kids, Icy Girl. Stories that sound like the life your kid is actually living, not a life somebody imagined for them.
Because every student deserves to walk into that building on day one believing their future is bigger than their circumstances. The pack is just the bonus. The books are the point.
Runs through August 15. Link in bio.
Open to the 50 US states + DC. Full rules in bio. Sprayground is not a sponsor of or affiliated with this promotion.
FICTION FOR TEENS WHO LIVE THIS FOR REAL.
#WestgateKids #BackToSchool #Sprayground #BlackAuthors #YAbooks NewSchoolYear by @kevinelliottwrites

Elijah didn’t take anything.
But when they looked at him, he felt like he had to prove it.
So he offered to pay.
For a shirt he never touched.
JJ had one thing to say about it.
Swipe to see what she said.
Drip Kid — Westgate Kids Series BooK by @kevinelliottwrites

Nay Nay didn’t sugarcoat it.
Brandon asked. She answered.
And somehow it was exactly what he needed to hear.
Drip Kid — Westgate Kids Series Book 2.#westgatekids #yaauthor #yaauthorsofinstagram by @kevinelliottwrites

What’s the hardest lesson you’ve ever learned?

📚 Drip Kid by Kevin Elliott

#westgatekids #yaauthor #yaauthorsofinstagram by @kevinelliottwrites

Phone: face down. Book: open. Hour: gone.
Since this is one of your purchase-intent posts, hang the CTA at the bottom of whichever you pick — something like: All 4 books. $49.99. Free shipping. Link in bio.#westgatekids #yaauthor #yaauthorsofinstagram by @kevinelliottwrites

Brandon had one question for Imani.
She answered it before he even asked.
Elijah told her everything.
Now Brandon is standing at his locker wondering if tall and cute is enough.
Spoiler: it’s not.
Drip Kid — Westgate Kids Series Book 2.#yaauthor #yablackfiction #westgatekids #blackboysread by @kevinelliottwrites

He showed up every Friday with roses and my son’s fresh cut. Nine months in, a ring, a promise, a forever.
Then his baby mama hit my friends’ DMs.
That’s when I learned — the most dangerous villains don’t wear masks. They bring flowers.
The Villain is out now. Save it. Share it if you’ve been here.
#TheVillain #SpokenWord #PoetryOnInstagram #BlackPoets #Betrayal HeHealed Unbothered Poem PoetryCarousel BlackLove Relationships WritersOfInstagram KevinElliott by @kevinelliottwrites

He didn’t know what to say.
So he just held on.
This is the moment everything changed for Elijah Holiday.
Youngest in Charge — Book 1 of the Westgate Kids Series. #westgatekids #yabook #yabookstagram by @kevinelliottwrites

They don’t even know they’re doing it.
But JJ does.
Drip Kid — Westgate Kids Series Book 2. by @kevinelliottwrites