false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255571541m/6407514.jpg 6407514 1 Rin is sure that something is wrong with her...something really bad. Something that is keeping her from feeling at home in the Forest homestead where she’s lived all her life. Something that is keeping her from trusting herself with anyone at all. When her brother Razo returns from the city for a visit, she accompanies him to the palace, hoping that she can find peace away from home. But war has come to Bayern again, and Rin is compelled to join the queen and her closest allies—magical girls Rin thinks of as the Fire Sisters—as they venture into the Forest toward Kel, the land where someone seems to want them all dead. Many beloved Bayern characters reappear in this story, but it is Rin’s own journey of discovering how to balance the good and the bad in herself that drives this compelling adventure. Once again, Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale brings readers to a world where great friendships, unexpected plot twists, and a little dose of magic make for incredible storytelling. 6158856 book 15 9 2009 Forest Born (The Books of Bayern, #4) total:790|5:234|4:355|3:175|2:24|1:2| 790 3165 3033 327 5 8 false false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 13:02:44 -0800 2009 Wed Jul 15 10:10:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 8 false false Thu May 28 06:15:40 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 10:10:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Fri Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 14:38:04 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 13:26:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 09:52:53 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 10:10:34 -0700 2009 What's not to love about Shannon's books? Her gorgeous descriptions and page-turning stories keep me up late every time. I can imagine Rin would be a difficult character to write: unsure of who she is and reflecting other people's personalities when she's around them. ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 18:21:28 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 18:31:51 -0800 2009
Rin is Razo's sister and so we automatically love her. How could we not like someone related to lovable, sunny, swee...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 07:04:39 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 07:04:39 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 08:20:20 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 20:26:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Oct 06 20:11:49 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 20:12:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 28 09:07:37 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 09:07:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 13:18:03 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 13:21:40 -0700 2009 Forest Born, but I was confused by why Rin was acting oddly (her reaction seemed blown out of proportion to the events because the author kept some early, critical events deliberately vague). So I didn't bond with Rin in the first half of the book because I couldn't...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 15:14:53 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 15:20:03 -0700 2009
Shannon Hale has outdone herself... again. I cannot BELIEVE how much I loved this book! It was dif...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 03 22:24:44 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 14:42:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 13 14:11:29 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 20:48:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 11:09:22 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 11:17:27 -0700 2009 Goose Girl and go straight to Forest Born without reading the other two novels. That's certainly true of the storyline; however, I think Forest Born's greatest strength was its...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 16:26:58 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 18:38:21 -0800 2009
What I loved most about this book was the character of Rin and her depth of personality. I guess I really identified with her, and the way Shannon portrayed this character was very heart-felt ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 20:14:11 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 20:19:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 21:51:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 11:00:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 11:11:48 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 11:19:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 10:17:35 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 10:41:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 19:28:49 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 06:14:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6407514