THE THICKETY: A PATH BEGINS, from debut author J.A. White, is the start of a thrilling and spellbinding tale about a girl, the Thickety, and the power of magic. When Kara Westfall was six 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 h