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The Thickety: A Path Begins
The Thickety: A Path Begins | J. A. White
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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 magicexcept, 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 Publishers Weekly Best Book IndieBound Indie Next List Publishers Weekly Flying Start Amazon's Big Spring Books Washington Post Summer Book Club
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MatchlessMarie
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I received my #LitsyLove giveaway package yesterday. Thank you so much @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks and @GondorGirl I am something of a backslidden #LL member, but I will put these postcards to use soon. 🤎🧡💛

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘m happy it arrived!! ❤️ 14mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Happy Saturday everyone!

Attention #LitsyLove members 📣📚📝💌

Nicole @GondorGirl has so graciously donated some books and bookish pins for our giveaways! Thank you so much ‼️ If you are interested in this one answer the question below 👇🏻 ❓❔

If you could be penpals with one fictional character, who would it be and why? ❓❔

You can answer here or on our Facebook page!!

#LitsyLove

AmandaBlaze Thursday Next by Jasper Fforde. She investigates crimes inside of books, so her letters would be awesome. 1y
dabbe I would John (Dr.) Watson. He's an excellent chronicler of Mr. Holmes, so I think he'd make an excellent penpal. Plus, he could keep me up to date on all of Sherlock's shenanigans. 🤩 And thanks, @GondorGirl, for the lovely donations! 🧡🖤🧡 1y
Read4life Sherlock Holmes. His mind is a fascinating place 😆 I think his letters would be challenging and extremely interesting. 1y
PageShifter Aloysius Pendergast, he's super peculiar (edited) 1y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Congratulations @MatchlessMarie for winning on our Facebook group!! 🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊 1y
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Palimpsest
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Pickpick

Kara Westfall lives in a puritanical village on an island that thinks nothing is worse than magic. Her mother was convicted as a witch when she was five and she was left to care for her baby brother and broken father while the village shunned them. This book is pretty dark to be labeled middle grade with some pretty disturbing and dark magic. It reminded me of the movie The Village in some ways, but a lot scarier including bodily control and death

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Craftylikefox
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Thank you so much @JoScho this is a wonderful bookish birthday box 😊 I‘m in love with mug and haven‘t ever been so excited about salt and pepper shakers. They are the cutest little foxes!! I look forward to reading both books. You don‘t see the treat for Nigel, because he has quickly claimed that 😂 Nigel sends thanks to you as well 😊

Avanders 😍😍 and those t-Rex 🦖☕️ socks are amazing! 😆😍 5y
AmyG What a lovely gift. 5y
TheSpineView Those foxes are so cute! 5y
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Craftylikefox @Avanders I know! The cutest! 💕 5y
Craftylikefox @TheSpineView they will have a special place in my kitchen 😊 5y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Some wonderful gifts. 5y
Sleepswithbooks Such an adorable birthday box 🥳 5y
JoScho Yay!!! Glad you love your goodies. Happy Birthday sweet friend! Lint Boy looked so different I thought it would be up your alley. The bone I sent Nigel is a fave of my dogs. Give Nigel some kisses! 5y
Bookzombie Happy Birthday! Those salt and pepper shakers are so cute! 5y
Craftylikefox @JoScho I love the art in Lint and it sounds interesting 😊 gave Nigel all the cuddles and kisses today 😊 5y
Craftylikefox @Bookzombie thank you 😊 5y
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aprilpohren
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Pickpick

Loved this so much!! The ending was awesome and had some twists that I was not expecting!! Already grabbed #2 from the library! 💕

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aprilpohren
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About half way through this and loving it!!

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Dr._Who_number10
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Pickpick

LOVED THIS BOOK!! Such an amazing story about a girl named Kara and her brother Taff. And her learning her power in the world.

toofondofbooks Love this series! 6y
Dr._Who_number10 @toofondofbooks ME TOOOOO!!!!! Love them!!! 6y
aprilpohren I love these covers!! 6y
Dr._Who_number10 @aprilpohren I KNOW RIGHT!!! They‘re soooo beautiful! 6y
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Dr.Who_number10
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Pickpick

This book is really one of my favorites because it really takes you in through an imaginative fictional story that travels and has many duals with magic and good vs. evil.

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Pennington.K

Stormy is interested in books about magic and good versus evil. She enjoyed the Thickety series and is only missing the last book. She enjoyed the BFG and The One and Only Ivan. She would like other books by K.A Applegate, Alyssa Sheinmel, and Kami Garcia.

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ElizabethAndino

Recommended by my bookish bestie! Sounds amazing

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mellyrosie
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Pickpick

I can't wait to recommend this book to some of my young readers! so good! and I don't even usually like fantasy...