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Heather Kassner

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Young Adult, Fantasy, Middle Grade

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August 2012

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Heather Kassner loves the magic of thunderstorms and hummingbirds, of a moon-bright sky and the quiet wild of a forest—though her favorite place is home. She lives with her husband and two sleepy cats in a cozy house filled with books and music. Her novels include Spellwright, her YA debut, as well as The Bone Garden, The Forest of Stars, and The Plentiful Darkness.

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Average rating: 3.75 · 2,138 ratings · 520 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Bone Garden by Heather Kassner (Goodreads Author), Matt Saunders (Illustrator) 3.72 avg rating — 1,122 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	The Forest of Stars 3.75 avg rating — 669 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
	The Plentiful Darkness 3.76 avg rating — 309 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Spellwright 4.26 avg rating — 39 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 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

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“Nothing was better than being known by someone, than being understood and trusted and loved for being just who you were.”
― Heather Kassner, The Forest of Stars

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“It seemed a terrible thing to know. What good would it be, knowing of hardship before it happened, if there was nothing to be done about changing it?”
― Heather Kassner, The Forest of Stars

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“It is like the heads and tails of a coin. Toss it into the air and chance determines how it falls, which side faces up, which down. I see one side of a coin, but that doesn't mean we can forget about the otber”
― Heather Kassner, The Forest of Stars

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