pickI have always enjoyed Shirley Jackson's writing, and this is no exception. I like the fact that she researched and created a nonfiction work for children about this sad period of American history. Jackson wrote that if the girls had been disciplined, it wouldn't have gotten as bad as it did. I agree, not with corporal punishment, mind you, but something.
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pickA pick. I read this for #childrensclassicread2025 hosted by @TheBookHippie . Turns out it was an excellent refresher of events an people that‘s enhancing my reading of I, Tituba Black Witch of Salem.
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I‘ve always been intrigued by the Salem Witch trials and this was a good informational read. I wasn‘t even aware of this title so thanks @TheBookHippie for introducing me to it. Great pick for spooky season.
pickAs a class they loved the book. We discussed how the ending did not go exactly as we expected but we loved that the family was reunited. (Spoiler)
so-soWitch Child follows fourteen-year-old Mary, who flees England in 1659 for the New World near Salem, Massachusetts. Though she hopes for a fresh start, suspicion still follows as the town faces hardship and fear. I was hoping for something a bit more witchy, but it‘s more about survival and harsh colonial life. Told through Mary‘s discovered journal, it starts slow, yet by the end I was curious to see what happens next and would read the sequel.
I‘m currently reading this to our P 4 class. It fits into Social Studies (the discovery of Bermuda) and Language (reading and writing Historical Fiction). They are so into it! I told them I might not be able to read to them and they got so upset! So now I have started something. I can see I am going to be reading to them until June.
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Sarah's mother has just been arrested as a witch
pickI read this book a long time ago. I still enjoyed it so much. The characters and the story development was amazing. I rated the book a 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is a great introduction to the Salem Witch Trials. It would make for some really good discussions in sixth grade and possibly some parallels to the present would be made unfortunately.
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