The Whispering Trees is on the Kids’ Next List for Spring 2015!

“The nail-biting suspense will keep readers turning the pages late into the night, and in Kara, readers will find a protagonist to root for.”–School Library Journal

“Crosses and double crosses abound in this second volume, and the twisted plot is perfectly matched by the twisted atmosphere. White has hit his stride in this follow-up to A Path Begins (2014), in many ways surpassing the series opener.” —Booklist (starred review)

The Thickety: A Path Begins made it to the 2014 Holiday Gift Guide List from Common Sense Media!

San Francisco Book Review

I couldn’t believe how fast this story is. It is like action on every page and I felt like I was actually in the book with Kara as she was bringing the book to life and as she started seeing Grace for what she was and the power they both had…The book ended with a major cliffhanger and totally left me wanting to read more…

BookPage Review

Author J.A. White packs The Thickety: A Path Begins with genuinely scary scenes…The story ends with a blindsiding twist, after which nothing is certain and everyone’s potentially in peril. Fortunately the subtitle A Path Begins promises more to come, because readers who enter The Thickety will want to return…