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The Thickety is a horror fantasy children’s fiction trilogy, written by American author J. A. White.
Series
The first book, A Path Begins, was published on May 6, 2014. In 2015, the book won the CNN Children's Choice Award for Debut Author. The second book, The Whispering Trees, was published March 10, 2015. The third book, Well of Witches, was published on February 23, 2016. The fourth and final book, The Last Spell, was published April 4, 2017.
Plot
The first book follows a pair of siblings named Kara and Taff who are mistreated by villagers due to their mother being killed over accusations of her having practiced witchcraft. Their Father is absent, having lost his mind after her mothers death, and as such Kara, as an older teenager, has to take care of herself, her family, and their dying orchard. With a town who has scorned their family, getting by is difficult. Her greatest foe is Grace, the daughter of the towns leader, who is generally liked by the town, and uses that fact to further turn the townspeople against Kara.
One day, Kara discovers a book with the power to seemingly note animal species, and call any animal of that species at will. She is horrified at first, but slowly starts to become drawn to the magic inside.
The Thickety is a forest that borders the town, known as deadly - or at the very least, madness inducing - to those who enter. The group who live out of the town, and keep the forest at bay, are though of as lesser, and are mostly immigrants to the island.
J. A. White has three sons and teaches kids language arts at a school.
References
- Strickland, Ashley (2015-05-05). "Meet the Children's Choice Book Award winners". CNN. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- Barron, Christina (2014-07-29). "Summer Book Club: 'The Thickety: A Path Begins'". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
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