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Mary Averling

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Mary Averling grew up across England and Canada, never far from the woods. She has degrees from the University of Victoria and Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge. Her debut, The Curse of Eelgrass Bog, was a Bram Stoker Award Finalist, a Junior Library Gold Standard Selection, an ALA Rainbow List Pick, and one of BookPage's Top 10 Books of 2024. She is currently working towards her PhD in Kamloops, British Columbia, where she lives with a little cat called Cobweb.

She is represented by Kelly Sonnack at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency. ...more

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The Witch of Hagstone Hill (The Triplets Grim, #1)

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Mary Averling rated a book it was amazing She Came Back Different by Stephanie Willing	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Heart-pounding, creepy fun! She Came Back Different is both a deliciously uncanny thrill-ride and an ode to girlhood in all its weirdness and wonder. Perfection has never been freakier than inside Stadler's secretive, shadowy halls. ...more
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Heart-pounding, creepy fun! She Came Back Different is both a deliciously uncanny thrill-ride and an ode to girlhood in all its weirdness and wonder. Perfection has never been freakier than inside Stadler's secretive, shadowy halls. ...more
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Mary Averling rated a book it was amazing Your Boyfriend Needs an Exorcist by Justine Pucella Winans (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
When I tell you this book is unfairly good, I mean it. Sharp, hilarious, gory, and wrenchingly emotional. Also wins the Biggest Epilogue Plot Twist award. If you want more spooky, queer YA, you need YOUR BOYFRIEND NEEDS AN EXORCIST on your radar!!
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When I tell you this book is unfairly good, I mean it. Sharp, hilarious, gory, and wrenchingly emotional. Also wins the Biggest Epilogue Plot Twist award. If you want more spooky, queer YA, you need YOUR BOYFRIEND NEEDS AN EXORCIST on your radar!!
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Mary Averling rated a book it was amazing The Magic Library of Waterfall Way by Julie Abe (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Such a charming, magical, whimsical tale! Nobody does Ghibli-esque middle grade like Julie Abe, and this is another perfect addition to her (magic) library. If you loved Kiki's Delivery Service and the Eva Evergreen series, you'll adore this! ...more
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Such a charming, magical, whimsical tale! Nobody does Ghibli-esque middle grade like Julie Abe, and this is another perfect addition to her (magic) library. If you loved Kiki's Delivery Service and the Eva Evergreen series, you'll adore this! ...more
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Strange, lovely, and fierce, HELGA THE FAIR is an adventure unlike anything I've read before. A rollicking fantasy at its most imaginative. ...more
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