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Kelly McWilliams

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in Rockville, MD, The United States

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Young Adult, Thriller, Historical Fiction

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Octavia Butler, Stephen King

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Kelly is the mixed-race author of AGNES AT THE END OF THE WORLD (2020), MIRROR GIRLS (2022), and YOUR PLANTATION PROM IS NOT OKAY (2023). AGNES was a finalist for the Golden Kite Award. She's also written for Time, Publisher's Weekly, and Bustle, among other outlets. She lives in Seattle with her family.
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Average rating: 3.85 · 8,392 ratings · 1,570 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	Agnes at the End of the World 3.72 avg rating — 3,841 ratings — published 2020 — 8 editions	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
	Mirror Girls 3.95 avg rating — 3,576 ratings — published 2022 — 10 editions	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
	Your Plantation Prom Is Not Okay 4.17 avg rating — 641 ratings — published 2023 — 5 editions	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
	Doormat 3.38 avg rating — 194 ratings — published 2004 — 9 editions	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
	Soul Step by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Goodreads Author), Kelly McWilliams (Goodreads Author) (Co-Author), Briana Mukodiri Uchendu (Contributor) 4.34 avg rating — 140 ratings	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
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Cinderella Is Dead

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Still Life with Tornado

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“Sorrow can also be rich soil for those brave enough to plant there.”
― Kelly McWilliams, Agnes at the End of the World

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“It's easy to go through life avoiding the questions that matter most. Chaos forces us to ask: Who am I? What shape is my soul?”
― Kelly McWilliams, Agnes at the End of the World

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“I’m not scared at all anymore. My rage, strengthened by years of struggle, is a powerful beast rattling my rib cage. Ready to be unleashed.”
― Kelly McWilliams, Mirror Girls

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July Side Reads BotM Nominations ~ 1st Poll
Top 5 Books Move Onto Final poll

Survive the Night

by Riley Sager

8 votes, 21.6%

Firekeeper's Daughter

by Angeline Boulley

7 votes, 18.9%

The Hunting Party

by Lucy Foley

6 votes, 16.2%

Nine Lives

by Peter Swanson

5 votes, 13.5%

Such a Quiet Place

by Megan Miranda

3 votes, 8.1%

What the Wind Knows

by Amy Harmon

3 votes, 8.1%

The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba

by Chanel Cleeton

2 votes, 5.4%

Mirror Girls

by Kelly McWilliams

1 vote, 2.7%

Somebody's Daughter

by Ashley C. Ford

1 vote, 2.7%

The Last Thing He Told Me

by Laura Dave

1 vote, 2.7%

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“Tinkering had always come easily to Nate, but he'd never done it like this. Severed a thin wire, a warm thread between his heart and another. It hurt far more than being bitten by the jagged edge of a live wire.”
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