The Forest of Stars

By: Heather Kassner, Iz Ptica (Illustrator)

Hardcover | 4 August 2020

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In this mysterious and mesmerizing fantasy novel, perfect for fans of Splendor and Glooms and Circus Mirandus, a windswept girl who can float among the stars searches for her long-lost father at a shadow-filled carnival.

"Kassnerâs writing dazzles . . . a tale of hope, courage, and friendship." â"Newbery Honor winner Ingrid Law

Left all alone after her mother passes away, twelve-year-old Louisa LaRoche watches the sky for her father. Long ago, a powerful gust of wind swept through town, stealing him away on the wings of his untamed magicâ"the same magic that stirs within Louisa. As if she is made of hollow bones and too much air, her feet never quite touch the ground.

But for all her sky gazing, Louisa finds her fortune on the leaf-strewn street when she spots a gleaming black-and-gold invitationâ"a ticket to the Carnival Beneath the Stars. If her father fits in nowhere else, maybe sheâll find him there, dazzling crowds alongside the other strange and wonderful feats. Only, soon after she arrives, a tightrope act ends disastrouslyâ"and suspiciously. As fate tugs Louisa closer to the stars, she must decide if sheâs willing to slip into the injured performerâs role, despite the darkness plucking at the carnivalâs magical threads.

In The Forest of Stars, Heather Kassner weaves a spectacle of wondrous magic, unexpected friendship, and dark secrets.

Featuring illustrations by Iz Ptica.

* "Irresistible." â"Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Like the carnival at its heart, this story is richly magical and delightfully eerie." â"Cassie Beasley, New York Times bestselling author of Circus Mirandus

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Praise for The Forest of Stars

* Irresistible. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Kassner's writing dazzles . . . a tale of hope, courage, and friendship. --Newbery Honor winner Ingrid Law

Like the carnival at its heart, this story is richly magical and delightfully eerie. --Cassie Beasley, New York Times bestselling author of Circus Mirandus

Fans of Kelly Barnhill and Neil Gaiman will love Kassner's sometimes sinister, always magical carnival in this evocative fantasy about finding your place in the world. --School Library Journal

The writing is rich and sensuous, and stylized black-and-white drawings add to the dreaminess. It's a captivating tale, brimming with magic, marvels, and the reminder that "friendship [is] a sort of magic all its own. --Booklist

A dark and dazzling tale, glistening with marvels, mysteries and the magic of friendship. --Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken Legs

Woven together with atmospheric, lyrical language, this is a sparkling tale about grief, hope, and found families. The magic of this book will touch your heart and send it soaring. --Amanda Foody, author of Ace of Shades

A spellbinding tapestry of dreams and nightmares, shadows and hope. --J.A. White, author of The Thickety

A dark, glimmering story that combines the coziness of a classic fairy tale with the joyful inventiveness of poetry, THE FOREST OF STARS is a heartfelt, hopeful novel about owning your magic and finding your place in the world that fans of Catherynne Valente will love. --Hayley Chewins, author of The Turnaway Girls

Told in prose both dark and glittering, Kassner's mesmerizing, magical story of friendship, belonging and loss will have readers eager to join the Carnival Beneath the Stars and the extraordinary characters found inside its tents. --R. M. Romero, author of The Dollmaker of Krakow

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