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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100547550294

ISBN-139780547550299

eBay Product ID (ePID)93053427

Product Key Features

Book TitleWitch of Blackbird Pond

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2011

TopicClassics, Historical / United States / General, General, Family / Multigenerational, Historical / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods, Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorElizabeth George Speare

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight7.3 Oz

Item Length7.6 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"The book has a lively plot and excellent characterizations. The background has every dimension of reality.e The New York Times "Rarely has a book taken us back into seventeenth-century life as this does.e The New York Herald-Tribune "Strong plot, fully realized characters, and convincing atmosphere distinguish this historical narrative." Booklist, ALA, _The book has a lively plot and excellent characterizations. The background has every dimension of reality.' The New York Times _Rarely has a book taken us back into seventeenth-century life as this does.' The New York Herald-Tribune "Strong plot, fully realized characters, and convincing atmosphere distinguish this historical narrative." Booklist, ALA, The book has a lively plot and excellent characterizations. The background has every dimension of reality." The New York Times Rarely has a book taken us back into seventeenth-century life as this does." The New York Herald-Tribune "Strong plot, fully realized characters, and convincing atmosphere distinguish this historical narrative." Booklist, ALA, "The book has a lively plot and excellent characterizations. The background has every dimension of reality." The New York Times "Rarely has a book taken us back into seventeenth-century life as this does." The New York Herald-Tribune "Strong plot, fully realized characters, and convincing atmosphere distinguish this historical narrative." Booklist, ALA, "The book has a lively plot and excellent characterizations. The background has every dimension of reality. The New York Times "Rarely has a book taken us back into seventeenth-century life as this does. The New York Herald-Tribune "Strong plot, fully realized characters, and convincing atmosphere distinguish this historical narrative." Booklist, ALA

Grade FromFifth Grade

Dewey DecimalFIC

Grade ToSeventh Grade

SynopsisIn this Newbery Medal-winning novel, a girl faces prejudice and accusations of witchcraft in seventeenth-century Connecticut., In this Newbery Medal-winning novel, a girl faces prejudice and accusations of witchcraft in seventeenth-century Connecticut. A classic of historical fiction that continues to resonate across the generations. Sixteen-year-old Kit Tyler is marked by suspicion and disapproval from the moment she arrives on the unfamiliar shores of colonial Connecticut in 1687. Alone and desperate, she has been forced to leave her beloved home on the island of Barbados and join a family she has never met. Torn between her quest for belonging and her desire to be true to herself, Kit struggles to survive in a hostile place. Just when it seems she must give up, she finds a kindred spirit. But Kit's friendship with Hannah Tupper, believed by the colonists to be a witch, proves more taboo than she could have imagined and ultimately forces Kit to choose between her heart and her duty., In this Newbery Medal-winning novel, a girl faces prejudice and accusations of witchcraft in seventeenth-century Connecticut. Sixteen-year-old Kit Tyler is marked by suspicion and disapproval from the moment she arrives on the unfamiliar shores of colonial Connecticut in 1687. Alone and desperate, she has been forced to leave her beloved home on the island of Barbados and join a family she has never met. Torn between her quest for belonging and her desire to be true to herself, Kit struggles to survive in a hostile place. Just when it seems she must give up, she finds a kindred spirit. But Kit's friendship with Hannah Tupper, believed by the colonists to be a witch, proves more taboo than she could have imagined and ultimately forces Kit to choose between her heart and her duty., Sixteen-year-old Kit Tyler is marked by suspicion and disapproval from the moment she arrives on the unfamiliar shores of colonial Connecticut in 1687. Alone and desperate, she has been forced to leave her beloved home on the island of Barbados and join a family she has never met. Torn between her quest for belonging and her desire to be true to herself, Kit struggles to survive in a hostile place. Just when it seems she must give up, she finds a kindred spirit. But Kit's friendship with Hannah Tupper, believed by the colonists to be a witch, proves more taboo than she could have imagined and ultimately forces Kit to choose between her heart and her duty. Elizabeth George Speare won the 1959 Newbery Medal for this portrayal of a heroine whom readers will admire for her unwavering sense of truth as well as her infinite capacity to love.