Forest Born

Shannon Hale's ninth book, and the fourth installment in The Books of Bayern, Forest Born centers on Rinna, the younger sister of Razo. Published 2009. 
For a chapter-by-chapter summary, see the Books of Bayern wiki's article. 
== Synopsis ==
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.
== Conception ==
Forest Born is the fourth book of The Books of Bayern, and Shannon Hale says of adding the book to the series, "The history of Bayern kept on stitching together in my mind. There was 
still growing to be done, dangers lurking, powers untested. My three 
girls--Isi, Enna, and Dasha--were poised for an adventure, and Razo's 
little sister Rin was becoming a character of profound consequences."
She had struggle with the characters, and from this struggle Bayern Justice League was born to aide in the writing of the novel. Hale estimates that she cut more material from Forest Born than from any of her other books.
== Honors ==
* A Junior Library Guild selection
* A Mythopoeic Award finalist