The Thickety: A Path Begins

Name: The Thickety: A Path Begins
Rating: 4.666666507720947 (27 reviews)

J. A. White

May 2014 · The Thickety Book 1 · Sold by Harper Collins

4.7

27 reviews

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512

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About this ebook

A spellbinding tale about a girl, the Thickety, and the power of magic. Fans of Neil Gaiman will love this thrilling world.

A dark, forbidden forest. Vicious beasts. Deadly plants. An evil spellbook. Secrets. Mysteries. Witches, both good and bad . . . Welcome to the world of the Thickety.

Full of action, set in an intriguing and dangerous world, and illustrated with gorgeous and haunting line art, The Thickety: A Path Begins is a truly stunning book.

A Path Begins is the thrilling start of a middle grade fantasy series about a girl, a mysterious forest, and a book of untold magical powers. Kara and her brother, Taff, are shunned by their village because their mother was a witch. The villagers believe nothing is more evil than magic, except for what lurks in the nearby Thickety.

But when Kara enters the forbidden forest, she discovers a strange book, a grimoire that might have belonged to her mother. The events she then sets in motion are both awe-inspiring and terrifying.

And that is just the beginning of the story—there are three more adventures in the Thickety to explore after this first book in the series.

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Ratings and reviews

4.7

27 reviews

Kathy Chambers

March 26, 2015

The trouble is the story is so engrossing and has such a satisfying ending; but you want even more. Now I have to buy the next book. Good reading for ages 10 to 90. Very good first of a series.

1 person found this review helpful

A Google user

April 23, 2015

I recommend it to ANY fantasy lover. I loved this book so much!

1 person found this review helpful

Jack Bunge

March 6, 2015

My 3rd grade teacher wrote this book

About the author

J. A. White is the author of the Thickety series, the Shadow School series, Nightbooks, and Gravebooks. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, three sons, and the ghost of their hamster, Ophelia. When he’s not making up stories, he teaches a bunch of kids how to make up stories. He wishes dragons were real because it would be a much cooler way to get to work. You can visit him online at jawhitebooks.com.

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