The Witch of Blackbird Pond by
Elizabeth George Speare
Great Book For Young Girls
Forced to leave her sunny Caribbean home for the bleak Connecticut
Colony, Kit Tyler is filled with trepidation. As they sail up the river to Kits
new home, the teasing and moodiness of a young sailor named Nat
doesnt help. Still, her unsinkable spirit soon bobs back up. What this
spirited teenager doesnt count on, however, is how her aunt and uncles
stern Puritan community will view her. In the colonies of 1687, a girl who
swims, wears silk and satin gowns, and talks back to her elders is not only
headstrong, she is in grave danger of being regarded as a witch. When Kit
befriends an old Quaker woman known as the Witch of Blackbird Pond, it
is more than the ascetics can take: soon Kit is defending her life. Who can
she count on as she confronts these angry and suspicious townspeople?
A thoroughly exciting and rewarding Newbery Medal winner and ALA
Notable Childrens Book, Elizabeth George Speares The Witch of
Blackbird Pond brings this frightening period of witch hysteria to life.
Readers will wonder at the power of the mob mentality, and the need for
communities in desperate times--even current times--to find a scapegoat.
(Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter
I read this book as an adolescent, and recently re-read it, as I would like to
write Young Adult fiction. It's an excellent story, with very real characters.
As a Newbery Award winner, I wouldn't expect any less of a book.
I don't understand why some people say there aren't enough books for the
young adult age group to read. After reading Harry Potter, some say,
there's nowhere for kids to go to find other good books.
The quality of the writing in this book and other Newbery Award winners
runs circles around any Harry Potter book (and probably also around
Twilight).
If you're a teacher or a parent and don't know how to find all the Newbery
books, just google Newbery on the internet - there's been a medal-winning
book every year since, I think, the 1920's, as well as several Newbery
Honor books each year, and they're all listed.
Have your child or student read a wonderful book!
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