The Witch of Blackbird Pond

By Elizabeth George Speare
(Yearling, Paperback, 9780440495963, 256pp.)

Publication Date: February 15, 1972

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Categories: Classics, Historical - United States - Colonial

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Kit Tyler must leave behind shimmering Caribbean islands to join the stern Puritan community of her relatives. She soon feels caged, until she meets the old woman known as the Witch of Blackbird Pond. But when their friendship is discovered, Kit herself is accused of witchcraft!




About the Author

Elizabeth George Speare was also the author of the Newbery Honor Book The Sign of the Beaver.


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Praise For The Witch of Blackbird Pond

"Strong plot, fully realized characters and convincing atmosphere distinguish this historical narrative of a girl whose rebellion against bigotry and her Puritan surroundings culminates in a witch hunt and trial."--Booklist.

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