A spooky and adventurous fantasy debut about a girl made of dust and bone and creativity who seeks the truth about the magic that brought her to life.

‘This magical story-and the courageous young lady in its pages-will haunt you in the simplest way.’ -Natalie Lloyd, NY Times bestselling author of Over the Moon

“Remember, my dear, you do not really and truly exist.”

Irréelle fears she’s not quite real. Only the finest magical thread tethers her to life-and to Miss Vesper. But also for all her efforts about The Bone tissue Garden to make sure you her cruel originator, the thread is unraveling. Irréelle is definitely forgetful as she gathers bone tissue dust. She is gradual returning in the dark passages under the cemetery. Most severe of all, she actually is unmindful of her crooked bones.

When Irréelle makes one last, unforgivable mistake by destroying a frightful creature simply brought to lifestyle, Miss Vesper threatens to assume her away once and for all. Defying her inventor for the very first time, Irréelle flees to the underside of the graveyard and embarks with an adventure to unearth the secret magic that breathes bone fragments to life, also if it means she will return to dust and become no more.

With echoes of Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book, debut author Heather Kassner’s The Bone Garden is a gorgeously written story humming with magic, secret, and dark imaginings. Perfect for enthusiasts of Holly Black, Jonathan Auxier, and Katherine Arden.

Praise for The Bone Garden

‘A gorgeously creepy tale having a timeless experience. With her vulnerability and courage, Irréelle is certainly a heroine you can’t help but love.’ -Elly Blake, New York Times bestselling writer of Nightblood

‘[Evokes] the dreamy shade and designs of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline as well as the Graveyard Book . an extraordinary new fairy tale that will charm to fans of Lisa Graff’s subtly marvelous tales.’ -Booklist

‘The pages of this book are filled up with imagination incarnate-in the proper execution of a haunting heroine created from dust, bone, and a heart of gold. A deliciously dark, exclusive tale!’ -MarcyKate Connolly, author of Shadow Weaver.