Author of Bram Stoker Award finalist THE CURSE OF EELGRASS BOG and THE GHOSTS OF BITTERFLY BAY with Penguin Young Readers. Next: THE BURN BEAST (Putnam, Fall 2026)
Rep'd by Kelly Sonnack at ABLA
Mary Averling
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First trade review for BURN BEAST has dropped, and it's a ⭐star⭐ from Kirkus!!! Ahhh!!!
You can read the full review here: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
Ayy!! BURN BEAST spotted on this list of upcoming queer MG releases from @lgbtqreads.bsky.social alongside some other amazing recs!! If you need a Pride Month shopping list ...
lgbtqreads.com/2026/06/08/m...
Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Middle Grade: July-December 2026
Finding My Spark by Isabelle Jameson and Sylvain Cabo, trans. by Ann Marie Boulanger (August 18th)...
In honor of National Paranormal Day, a time for sharing your stories of ghosts, UFOs, and other unexplained phenomena, I'm featuring middle grade paranormal books from 2026. 👻
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for no particular reason other than I am feeling Down About The State Of Things, throwing my upcoming MG horror in your direction and crying/begging/pleading with you to pre-order! it has logging folklore and small town mysteries and sapphic crushes and it is very very angry!
FOUR MONTHS UNTIL THE BURN BEAST RELEASES!! (Well, plus one day, but tomorrow is busy!) Nervous & excited & all the things as release date creeps closer. This book has so many big feelings wrapped inside, & if you're a MG horror fan, I hope you'll consider preordering for September 15!!
she is too large for good quality but the full jacket for BURN BEAST is looking 🔥 👌
(and yes there will also be a simultaneous paperback edition coming Sep 15!!)
Happy Earth Day! Timely reminder that THE BURN BEAST is very much about climate rage (and hope), and what it means to live in monstrous times <3
THE GHOSTS OF BITTERFLY BAY is a Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award nominee!! It was an honour to have EELGRASS BOG on the MYRCA list last year, and I cannot tell you how delighted I am to see my ghost book among so many other wonderful stories 🖤🖤
Finding My Spark by Isabelle Jameson and Sylvain Cabo, trans. by Ann Marie Boulanger (August 18th) When puberty hits, Alex begins to realize he’s been misgendered as a girl his whole life. Fi…
Finding My Spark by Isabelle Jameson and Sylvain Cabo, trans. by Ann Marie Boulanger (August 18th) When puberty hits, Alex begins to realize he's been misgendered as a girl his whole life. First, he stops wearing dresses and paints his room a dark color. Then he cuts his hair short. But people still aren't seeing the real him. His mom has always called him her "little star," but he doesn't feel like shining.
