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Thicker than average

#009Mini challengeSubqueriesAggregates5 min

The library wants to suggest some "thick books" to keen readers: the ones with more pages than the average of all books. Pick their title and pages. Work the average out with a query; don't type the number in.

The tables
books
idtitleauthorgenrepagesyear
1The Night GardenMia Lanestory2102015
2Stars for KidsTom Hartscience962020
3Lost at SeaMia Lanestory3402011
4Easy BreadRosa Bellfood1282019
5The Bug BookTom Hartscience642022
6Soup DaysRosa Bellfood1502008
7The Red KiteAnn Colestory1802021
8Rocks and RiversAnn Colescience2202017
8 rows
loans
idbook_idreaderdays
11Leo14
22Nora7
31SamNULL
44Leo21
55NoraNULL
63Ivy10
72Sam5
87Ivy12
8 rows
query.sql
SELECT title, pages
FROM books
WHERE pages > (
  -- your code here: inside the brackets, a query that works out AVG(pages)
);
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Result

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