Gillian Avery | |
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| Born | Gillian Elise Avery 30 September 1926 Reigate, England |
| Died | 31 January 2016 (aged 89) |
| Occupation | novelist and historian |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Dunottar School |
| Notable awards | Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (1972) |
| Spouse | A. O. J. Cockshut (m. 1952) |
Gillian Elise Avery (30 September 1926 – 31 January 2016) 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.[1] It was adapted for television in 1990.[citation needed]