A Path Begins
A Path Begins
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A Path Begins

Part of the The Thickety Book Series
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$8.99
$8.58
10 - 99
Reading age
512
Page count
143
Words per page
730L
Lexile measure
Feb 10, 2015
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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.Publishers Weekly Best BookIndieBound Indie Next ListPublishers Weekly Flying StartAmazon’s Big Spring BooksWashington Post Summer Book Club

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780062257239
    Publication Date
    February 10, 2015
    Original Publication Date
    May 6, 2014
    Page Count
    512
    Words Per Page
    143
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    10 - 99+ years
    Lexile® Level
    730L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~Q
    ATOS® Book Level
    5.1
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    11
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    166192
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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