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Heather Kassner

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Website

https://www.heatherkassner.com/

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Genre

Young Adult, Fantasy, Middle Grade

Member Since

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: 3.74 · 2,088 ratings · 495 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Bone Garden by Heather Kassner (Goodreads Author), Matt Saunders (Illustrator) 3.72 avg rating — 1,112 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 — 660 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 — 304 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Spellwright 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 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

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Ahhhh, I fell into this book immediately, as the voice was just so delightful—and as it turns out, so was the entire story! From the playfully (and magically) fun opening to the reveals to the completely satisfying ending, I loved this book! The disl ...more
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Fierce and fiery, this story ignites on the page, blazing with true-hearted friendships, change-the-world hopes—and monsters around every dark-wooded corner. You'll keep the light burning long into the night reading this spooky tale. ...more
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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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