The Thickety
American horror fantasy book series
The Thickety is a horror fantasy children's fiction series, 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.
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