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| Title | : | The Witch of Blackbird Pond |
| Author | : | Elizabeth George Speare |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 256 pages |
| Published | : | May 15th 1978 by Laurel Leaf (first published December 1st 1958) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Fiction. Classics. Childrens |
Elizabeth George Speare
Paperback | Pages: 256 pages Rating: 3.99 | 129231 Users | 5811 Reviews
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Orphaned Kit Tyler knows, as she gazes for the first time at the cold, bleak shores of Connecticut Colony, that her new home will never be like the shimmering Caribbean island she left behind. In her relatives' stern Puritan community, she feels like a tropical bird that has flown to the wrong part of the world, a bird that is now caged and lonely. The only place where Kit feels completely free is in the meadows, where she enjoys the company of the old Quaker woman known as the Witch of Blackbird Pond, and on occasion, her young sailor friend Nat. But when Kit's friendship with the "witch" is discovered, Kit is faced with suspicion, fear, and anger. She herself is accused of witchcraft!
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| Original Title: | The Witch of Blackbird Pond |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | United States of America Connecticut(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Newbery Medal (1959), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (1960) |
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Ratings: 3.99 From 129231 Users | 5811 ReviewsWrite Up Based On Books The Witch of Blackbird Pond
My last book of 2019. (So I lied a few hours ago about the other book I thought would be my last. But this one really is, I promise.)I recently recommended this book to a Good Reads friend because I had fond memories of it from childhood. Re-reading it now as an adult reminded me once again that I was a much more patient reader as a youngster than I am now. The book is well-researched and finely written, but it doesn't really get interesting until 40% of the way through when Kit finally meetsA fish-out-of-water story that brought the seventeenth century alive for me. What did I love about it when I was a teen? Its restless, stubborn, impulsive heroine, Kit. Its confident, outspoken, sea-faring hero, Nat. Steadfast Mercy and shy John whose story still makes my heart beat a little faster. A historical setting so vivid that my real life paled beside it. And - sigh - one of the most romantic last scenes ever. Re-reading it now, I can see that it was shaped by the time it was written in
A serious favourite from my formative youth, strange and harsh and nearly illicitly romantic so that I reread it, no matter how much Kit's predicament upset and scared me (mobs and trials and institutions are some of my worst fears).Reading it quickly now - for the first time in English - many decades after first finding it in the small town library, I'm struck by how good a book it is. Many, amongst them the woman who "raised/formed" me as well as Narnia, crumble in retrospect, but there was a
My wife Barb had read this back in the 90s, and mentioned to me at the time how much she liked it, which had put it on my radar. So last fall, when I was considering a new book to read aloud to her, I selected this one, guessing rightly that after the lapse of 25 years or so, it would be like a new read. The very short Goodreads description for this edition says it "brings to life the witch hysteria of Puritan New England." That's true as far as it goes, but very incomplete; one plot strand
FULL REVIEW HERE:http://literarycafe.weebly.com/home/t..."She snatched at the dream that had comforted her for so long. It was faded and thin, like a letter too often read."A search of identity, belonging, friendship, and breaking social class boundaries, this book is uncharacteristically deep for young adult novels. Not only is the time period historically accurate, but Elizabeth George Spear incorporates easy to read, yet distinct and complex, accents. From the Quaker 'witch', to the Barbados
I really liked this book, and have therefore come to the conclusion that books written for children can be higher quality writing than books written for adults because there isn't this pressure to impress with heavy metaphor and poignant statements about life. When adults write for adults there is too much pressure, adults writing for children understand that it is the story and the characters that matter most, and if those two are well written then I think you have a deep, satisfying book.
LOVED this book! Is my new favorite! I'd give it six stars if I could! But then again, I love Elizabeth George Speare's writing. It's beautifully lyrical and riveting at the same time. Love.
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