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Kelly McWilliams

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in Rockville, MD, The United States

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https://www.kellymcwilliamsauthor.com

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Young Adult, Thriller, Science Fiction

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Octavia Butler, Stephen King

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Kelly is the author of the upcoming young adult novel, AGNES AT THE END OF THE WORLD (June, 2020, Little, Brown Young Readers), which benefitted from a We Need Diverse Books Mentorship. She lives in Colorado with her partner and young daughter.
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Average rating: 3.81 · 5,107 ratings · 1,152 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Agnes at the End of the World 3.74 avg rating — 3,070 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Mirror Girls 4.03 avg rating — 1,405 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
	Moms Don't Have Time To: A Quarantine Anthology by Zibby Owens (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Carolyn Murnick (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Esther Amini 3.83 avg rating — 446 ratings — published 2021 — 7 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 3.37 avg rating — 190 ratings — published 2004 — 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 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — expected publication 2023 — 4 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
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Cinderella Is Dead

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The Yellow House

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Still Life with Tornado

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“Because every time I accept that I'm worth less - less than a man, or a white person, or a gosh-darn oil baron - it punches a hole in my spirit. Punch enough holes and your spirit breaks.”
― Kelly McWilliams, Mirror Girls

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“White power’s always smoke and mirrors, when you get down to it. Now, what’s the only thing stronger than white magic?” The answer bubbles up from somewhere deep inside me. “Our magic.”
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“Blanche Heathwood’s head whips around, nostrils flaring. Monstrously tall, the ghost flies to the foot of the stairs. She snarls, meaning to scare me off, but I hold my ground. White power’s always smoke and mirrors, when you get down to it. Nana was talking about Blanche Heathwood’s ghost, but she could’ve been talking about segregation itself. Jim Crow’s just one evil magic trick, trying to convince colored folks that we’re worthless. All Eureka rests on the swampy foundation of one rotten lie. But I don’t believe it.”
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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%

37 total votes

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Kelly’s Quotes

“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.”
― Maria Ingrande Mora

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