Originally published in hardcover in 2014 by Katherine Tegen Books.;When Kara We
stfall 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 magic..
. except, the mysterious forest that covers nearly the entire island. It has man
y names, this place. Sometimes it is called the Dark Wood, or Sordyr's Realm. Bu
t mostly it's called the Thickety. The villagers live in fear of the Thickety an
d the terrible creatures that live there. But when an unusual bird lures Kara in
to the forbidden forest, she discovers a strange book with unspeakable powers. A
book that might have belonged to her mother.
