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Whitney Gardner

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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 · 18,950 ratings · 3,350 reviews · 19 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 — 516,419 ratings — published 1900 — 67 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) 3.79 avg rating — 26,325 ratings — published 1904 — 1856 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 — 6,089 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Fake Blood 3.75 avg rating — 5,084 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 — 2,059 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 — 2,253 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 — 2,127 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Free Piano [Not Haunted] 3.55 avg rating — 1,049 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
	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
	Free Piano (Not Haunted) 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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August at summer camp!

Which graphic novel set at a summer camp should we read for August 2021?

This poll will open at 12:01 am Eastern time on Thursday, July 1,
and will close at 11:59 pm Eastern time on Thursday, July 22.

Long Distance by Whitney Gardner

3 votes, 50.0%

Camp Spirit by Axelle Lenoir

2 votes, 33.3%

The Mystery of the Moon Tower (The Pathfinders Society) by Francesco Sedita

The Mystery of the Moon Tower by Francesco Sedita

1 vote, 16.7%

Secrets of Camp Whatever Vol. 1 by Chris Grine

0 votes, 0.0%

6 total votes

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