Which hunts, history, and heartaches

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	• The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Illustrated American Classics) Elizabeth George Speare Houghton Mifflin, 2001 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 383 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A book for kids and adults alike

Books don't come much better than this. Elizabeth George Speare does a great job of making history come alive, and Kit Tyler is a fascinating heroine- imperfect yet trying to keep her spirits alive in a strange, unpleasant, and foreign world. Young teenagers may not grasp the complexities of Kit Tyler and her newfound family, but anyone who has felt like they don't fit in will appreciate this great book.

THE MOST UNBELIEVABLE BOOK EVER!!!!!!

This was the greatest book i've ever read and i think everyone in the world should read it and i think everyone should buy lots of copies for all their family and friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Which hunts, history, and heartaches - this book has it all!

"My friend brought the bulb to me, a little brown thing like an onion. I doubted it would grow here, but it just seemed determined to keep on trying and look what has happened."

These words are spoken by old Hannah Tupper, a Quaker woman living in the outskirts of a small Puritan colony in Connecticut. Kit, an orphan from Barbados who is now living with her aunt and uncle, is encouraged by Hannah to try to adapt and fit in with her new suuroundings.

As a teacher of language arts and social studies, I find this novel to be a useful learning tool when studying the early Purtians. Speare combines accurate research with a compelling drama as Kit strives to adjust to her new environment. The plot thickens when Kit is accused of witchcraft, but who will testify to her innocence?

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Excellent Read for Both Adults and Children

My daughter had to read this book for school and I read it also to help her with her book report. I was honestly surprised by how much I enjoyed reading this historical fiction. The main character of the book travels to the United States to live with a maternal aunt and her husband after her grandfather who raised her dies. She is accused of being a witch because she knows how to swim well and because she befriends an elderly woman who lives by Blackbird Pond. It is a story of romance, of forgiveness and of family bonding. I would suggest this book to both young and older readers alike.

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