who needs one because my restraint has gone out the window and I'm buckled in with you all. we are ONLINE.

Gone cold. Well. Take care of yourselves, hold onto your hope, stay angry.

I've been repeating this to myself all morning trying my best to stay on this planet: existence is resistance. If you're a targeted group and all you can do the next four years is stay alive, I'm so so proud of you. I love you so much. Your life is worth everything to me.

Apropos of everything, I'll be transitioning this account to updates only. I'll post big bookish things, but that'll be it. I love this community with my whole heart, and yet, and yet. Please come say hi on IG, same handle (@/maryaverling). Take care of yourselves. Stay angry.

The power of story telling by Mary Averling (Not Here) and her main character, Maudie! What is scary enough to scare a ghost? Twists and turns and magical doors. My Ss can’t wait for this one to be added to our book nook (Feb. ‘25). Shahenda you’re next! 👻G. P. Putnam's Sons #BookPosse

At the library - do I know anyone here?

the best of #middlegrade is here! Scholastic LB Kids Random House Group @greenwillowbook Kokila @razorbillbooks Random House Graphic ekuaholmes Kwame Alexander Mary Averling (Not Here) Erin Entrada Kelly Debbie Fong 🎏 MICE 59B @MrChrisLincoln Hiba Noor Khan bookpage.com/best-books/bes…

I've finally gotten my hands on THE CURSE OF EELGRASS BOG by Mary Averling (Not Here) and I love the writing. It's impossible not to fall in love with this book. #mghorror

Amanda Gorman Emma Straub Happy #BookBirthday to The Curse of Eelgrass Bog by Mary Averling (Not Here) Dark secrets and unnatural magic abound when a twelve-year-old girl ventures into a bog full of monsters to break a mysterious curse. Now in paperback! Ages 8-12. ➡️bit.ly/CurseOfEelgras…

Happy Book Birthday to The Ghosts Of Bitterfly Bay by Mary Averling (Not Here) 🎈🎁🎈🎁🎈🎁🎈🎁🎈🎁🎈🎁🎈🎁🎈🎁#BookPosse G. P. Putnam's Sons

Drew Daywalt Oliver Jeffers World of Eric Carle Kyle Lukoff Happy #BookBirthday to The Ghosts of Bitterfly Bay by Mary Averling (Not Here) A ghost must team up with the living girl she’s been haunting in order to defeat a monster out of her nightmares and save her little brother. Ages 8-12. ➡️bit.ly/4ay973O

✨📚Two unlikely allies, one terrifying monster, and a race against time to save those they love. Check out the hauntingly thrilling novel, THE GHOSTS OF BITTERFLY BAY—a new adventure from the author of The Curse of Eelgrass Bog, Mary Averling (Not Here). ➡️ bit.ly/4ay973O

A ghost teams up with the living girl she’s been haunting to defeat a monster out of her nightmares & save her little brother👻 Listen to THE GHOSTS OF BITTERFLY BAY by Mary Averling (Not Here), read by Sophie Amoss: bit.ly/4hratA6

In GHOSTS OF BITTERFLY BAY by Mary Averling (Not Here), desperate to reunite w/her missing brother & friend, ghost Maudie forms an unlikely alliance w/a girl she's been haunting. Well-developed supernatural world w/mix of mystery, horror & unique magical elements delivers the scares. #mglit

I just finished Mary Averling (Not Here)'s creepy MG novel, The Curse of Eelgrass Bog, and was inspired to do some #fanart for my coming #kidlitart #coverart portfolio. #mgmagic