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Whitney Gardner

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http://heywhitney.com

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Young Adult, Graphic Novels, Art

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June 2009

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Whitney Gardner is an author, illustrator, and coffee addict. Originally from New York, she studied design and worked as an art teacher and school librarian before moving to Victoria, BC, where she lives by the Salish Sea with her husband and two pugs. In the rare moment Whitney isn’t writing or drawing, she’s likely to be reading comics, knitting, or roasting her own coffee beans.

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Average rating: 3.83 · 18,695 ratings · 3,318 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Annotated) by L. Frank Baum, Whitney Gardner (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 508,983 ratings — published 1900 — 6515 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 Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum, Whitney Gardner (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 3.80 avg rating — 25,867 ratings — published 1904 — 11 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
	You're Welcome, Universe 3.75 avg rating — 6,072 ratings — published 2017 — 10 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
	Fake Blood 3.75 avg rating — 5,073 ratings — published 2018 — 7 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
	Becoming RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Journey to Justice by Debbie Levy (Goodreads Author), Whitney Gardner (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator ) 4.47 avg rating — 2,045 ratings — published 2019 — 6 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
	Chaotic Good 3.83 avg rating — 2,246 ratings — published 2018 — 6 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
	Long Distance 3.71 avg rating — 2,115 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
	Free Piano [Not Haunted] 3.51 avg rating — 871 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	The Racc Pack by Stephanie Cooke (Goodreads Author), Whitney Gardner (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.96 avg rating — 221 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	You’re Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner (Goodreads Author), Jeed Saddy (narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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“I might be burning bridges, but they're my bridges to burn.”
― Whitney Gardner, You're Welcome, Universe

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“I'm sure she goes home and talks to whatever friends she has about how brave I am. I didn't choose to be deaf. I have no idea why it makes me brave.”
― Whitney Gardner, You're Welcome, Universe

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“They just needed someone to hate. Someone to fill the endless hours of their empty lives. A villain to make them feel like heroes.”
― Whitney Gardner, Chaotic Good

tags: chaotic-good, hate, heroes, lives, need, trolls, villains

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Polls

What is your favourite novel involving Deaf characters?

Silent Fear by Lance Morcan & James Morcan

17 votes 38.6%

Never read any novels with Deaf characters

10 votes 22.7%

Tone Deaf by Olivia Rivers

4 votes 9.1%

Children of a Lesser God by Mark Medoff

4 votes 9.1%

The Cayman Hustle by Devi Di Guida

2 votes 4.5%

Silent Fear by James Morcan & Lance Morcan (write-in)

2 votes 4.5%

Of Sound Mind by Jean Ferris

1 vote 2.3%

Silent Fear (write-in)

1 vote 2.3%

The Stand (write-in)

1 vote 2.3%

Not a Sound

1 vote 2.3%

Blindness by José Saramago (write-in)

1 vote 2.3%

Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic

Resurrection Bay (Caleb Zelic, #1) by Emma Viskic

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And Fire Came Down by Emma Viskic

And Fire Came Down (Caleb Zelic, #2) by Emma Viskic

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Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John

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Hurt Go Happy by Ginny Rorby

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The Raging Quiet by Sherryl Jordan

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You're Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner

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Whisper by Chrissie Keighery

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Waiting for a Sign by Esty Schachter

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T4 by Ann Clare LeZotte

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Read My Lips by Teri Brown

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Deaf Child Crossing by Marlee Matlin

Deaf Child Crossing (Deaf Child Crossing #1) by Marlee Matlin

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Without a Sound

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Silent Grace by Gerri LeClerc

Silent Grace (Knoll Cottage Series Book 2) by Gerri LeClerc

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