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Gillian Avery


Born
in Reigate, England, The United Kingdom
September 30, 1926

Died
January 31, 2016

Genre
Children's Books, Nonfiction


Gillian Elise Avery was a British children's novelist, and a historian of childhood education and children's literature. She won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 1972 for A Likely Lad. It was adapted for television in 1990. ...more

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Average rating: 4.02 · 206,979 ratings · 7,060 reviews · 82 distinct works • Similar authors
Russian Fairy Tales (Everym...
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4.16 avg rating — 329 ratings — published 1995 — 6 editions
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The Warden's Niece
3.88 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 1957 — 13 editions
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The Elephant War
3.74 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1960 — 8 editions
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A Likely Lad (Bodley Booksh...
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To Tame a Sister
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3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1961 — 6 editions
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The Greatest Gresham
3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1972 — 8 editions
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Behold the Child: American ...
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The Italian Spring
3.47 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1972 — 8 editions
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Huck & Her Time Machine
3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1977 — 2 editions
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The Echoing Green: Memories...
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Series by Gillian Avery

The Warden's Niece Trespassers at Charlcote James without Thomas The Elephant War To Tame a Sister The Greatest Gresham The Peacock House
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