The Thickety: A Path Begins

The Thickety: A Path Begins

By J. A. White

19 ratings 39 reviews 35 followers
Book 1 of 4 in the  The Thickety Series
Interest LevelReading LevelReading A-ZATOSWord Count
Grades 4 - 8Grades 3 - 6n/a5.173294

The Thickety: A Path Begins is a spellbinding tale about a girl, the Thickety, and the power of magic. Fans of Neil Gaiman will love this thrilling new world.

When Kara Westfall was five years old, her mother was convicted of the worst of all crimes: witchcraft. Years later, Kara and her little brother, Taff, are still shunned by the people of their village, who believe that nothing is more evil than magic…except, perhaps, the mysterious forest that covers nearly the entire island. It has many names, this place. Sometimes it is called the Dark Wood, or Sordyr's Realm. But mostly it's called the Thickety.

The villagers live in fear of the Thickety and the terrible creatures that live there. But when an unusual bird lures Kara into the forbidden forest, she discovers a strange book with unspeakable powers. A book that might have belonged to her mother.

And that is just the beginning of the story.

Supports the Common Core State Standards
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Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
ISBN-13: 9780062257239
ISBN-10: 0062257234
Published on 2/10/2015
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 512

Book Reviews (31)

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I'm going to start reading this book soon.

this book sounds spectacular :)

I'm interested in this book... I'll read it, then give a review later on. Yup :D

I appreciate that, thank you. I agree that lions are cute like you said in your name!

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I am a bookworm & can read 10 chapter books in a week. I really want to read that book. I will check it out at the library.

Grant Grant

sooooo coool

I think this book looks awesome! I haven't read this type of book in a while, and I really want to. I'll get it out of my town's public library.

ky ky

it is reay cool

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i t is osum.and cool

The Thickety is different from anything I’ve read before, though the prologue was interesting, I found the book a bore. I don’t think that I’ll read it, it seems far too dark, I wish it could have some light in there, some happiness, a spark. This book seems too mysterious, like an opaque bottle with a unremovable cap. There’s lots of fear, there’s no escape, it’s like a small space with not a hollow, not a gap. But at the same time, there’s a massive hole. You would notice it with a blink, it’s out of hand with no control, at least that’s what I think.

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