Accusations, Accusations...

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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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The Witch of Blackbird Pond By Elizabeth George Speare takes place in Wethersfield Connecticut. The main character's name is Kit. Kit is from Barbados. She came to Connecticut to live with her aunt and uncle. She came because there was a guy in Barbados that wanted to marry her, who she didn't like. On the boat ride to Wethersfield Kit met Nat. To her surprise, Nat was also going to Wethersfield. They became good friends. Nat also knew Hannah Tupper. She met her cousins and tried to fit in at Wethersfield. He cousin's names were Mercy and Judith Wood. At first she did not fit in with the Puritans, then after a while she got the hang of it. Kit met Prudence who was a little girl that Kit tutored. Kit didn't think she was getting a good education out of school. Kit met William Ashby, William was a rich man who really liked Kit. Kit also met Hannah Tupper, who everyone thought was a witch. Later on, people started accusing Kit of being a witch. Kit got charged of witchcraft and had to go to court. Prudence Cruff helped Kit a lot. Read on to see what happens at Kit's Trial!
I really enjoyed reading The Witch of Blackbird Pond. It gave good lessons about friendship and compassion. This book really keeps the reader interested. One thing I did not like was that there were too many characters. I found it hard to keep track of all the characters, without getting mixed up. I would still recommend this book to all readers.

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Unbearable Suspense

Don't let 249 pages scare you because once you have read past the first few the book's length won't matter: You'll not stop for anything! Suspense will grow to the unbearable, filling you with emotions: anger, love, sadness, fear, and relief. The old woman, Widow Tupper, was said to be a witch, but she has mysteriously disappeared. And strong rumor has it that sixteen-year-old Kit has taken her place as a witch. And what happens to witches? The suspense keeps building until you find out.

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Accusations, Accusations...

This book had elements that were both compelling, and adventurous. This book takes you to the time of the witch trials. Kit, the main character, sails to an island with her uncle and aunt. There, she falls in love, but is forced to marry a man of "higher society standards." She learns many lessons about life, and how to become a "lady." She participates in various activities such as husking bees, and church functions. She makes a lot of friends, (as well as enemies,) while in Blackbird Pond. One of her close friends is the old lady that lives in the forest. They call her a witch because of all of her cats, and the mysterious things that happen when she is around. She learns that she is not a witch, though because she is seen "fraternizing with the enemy," she is then, to, labeled a "witch." She is hated by everyone in the town, and her husband divorces her, and she is forced to leave. Though, before she can, they burn her friend's house down, with her friend in it, cats and all! I would recommend this book to people that are interested in witch craft, or things along those lines. Also, for people that are historians. Witch of Blackbird Pond is quite historically accurate, If not to the "t." In this book is good for those over the age of eight. I think that it is a very good book, well written, and quite interesting, not to mention accurately portrayed for that time period. I give it five stars, I hope that you would agree.

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a great read for all ages

After her grandfathers' death Kit Tyler, a high-spirited young girl, is sent aboard the Dolphin to Wethersfield, Connecticut to live with her aunt's family. She is disappointed by what she finds when she steps of the ship. From the very beginning the people of the village are suspicious of Kit because of her unconventional ways and style of dress. Kit would constantly walk alone in the woods, where she met Hannah, who is known in the village as the "witch of Blackbird Pond". Kit and Hannah become friends, which cause the villagers to believe that they are both practicing witchcraft. Then Kit begins to teach Prudence, a young girl from the village, to read. Soon Kit finds herself being put on trail. Throughout her ordeal kit comes to know and accept herself.

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