Arlys Avery was first published in Stone Soup Children's magazine when she was in 3rd grade. She thinks it was a limerick about a man with a very large nose, or maybe it was about crows, but since she had peaked early in poetry, she decided to change her trajectory toward happy endings, great friendships, smart girls, frustrating cute boys, and swoon-inducing smooches. Even though she still gets a zit just in time for school picture day, Arlys has made the brave decision to make her career with middle schoolers at an Independent School near Beverly Hills... and she loves it.
