The Witch of Blackbird Pond

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Summary: Stunning, romantic, suspenseful and insightful!!!!!
Review: A beautiful and captivating story about a young girl who is forced to leave her finery in Barbados to join her puritan relatives in Connecticut. Everyone in Wethersfield disapproves of her carefree, headstrong conduct except the few friends she has: an accused Witch, Hannah Tupper, a cocky young sailor, Nat Eaton and a young, abused child, Prudence Cruff. Now, though never commiting any crime in reality, nearly every citizen of the town is declaring her a witch! The end has a twist and a surprise but it makes you feel good in general. I was dazzled by the accuracy of the puritan lifestyle and the romantic, creative nature of the story itsself. Though young children may not understand the themes and language, it's great for anyone 11 and up. It's a wonderfully happy story to cheer you up! :)

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Summary: This is my favorite book in the world!
Review: This is the best book I have ever read. I like all of it, not only the end. I liked it because it was interesting and there was always something happening.

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Summary: A great book for any child
Review: I remember reading this book as a child and absoutely loved it. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is looking for a true classic any child would love.

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Summary: Great for everyone and more than a good read
Review: "Witch" used to scare me, maybe because of the title and cover--i hated so-called Halloween stories. Am I ever glad I shed the concept at last and read it! Kit Tyler is one of the most winning protagonists I've ever met, and the story of her battles with very New England are strengthening, not just entertaining, to read. If you hate history, read this; the past will be at your heart's front-or back-door in an instant, and you'll welcome who you find there.

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Summary: How to Care
Review: This story is a very interresting book full of exsitment, sadness and love. It's a sweet tail of a loveing kind hearted girl who is out for edventure in her new home. In this book the main character will find her ture love and the real meaning of freindship. When every she is to do something wrong she will make it up by just doing an extra chore around the house because of a missing family member or save someones life. This gives a lot of information and teaches you how to be a freind even if your family thinks your crazy and forbids you to go see them. I would recomend this book for years 10-18. It is PERFECT!

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Summary: It is the best book ever!
Review: Some people said this book was boring in the beginning, but I just can't understand that. This is one of the best books ever written in the history of literature! It is about a girl named Kit Tyler, from the tropical island of Barbados. Kit came to live with her Uncle and Aunt in a strict Puritan Colony in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Right away she feels like she doesn't fit in. Her stern uncle disaproves of everything she does, and her couisin Judith is jealous of her. It seems the only escape from the mocking towns people is the widow Hannah Tupper, whom she is forbidden to see because Hannah is known as "The witch of Blackbird Pond." Kit loves the days that she can spend in the little house by Blackbird Pond. Talking with Hannah and the abused girl, Prudence, who Kit teaches in secret. Kit is caught up in romance and the haunting accusations of Goodwife Cruff, a rude townsperson. But when Kit's friendship with Hannah is discovered, she is accused of ! ! withcraft herself, and the only person who can save her is a sea fearing sailor named Nat. This book will have you caught up in the suspense of mystery, romance, and adventure that Ms. Speare draws up in to a thrilling novel!

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Summary: It was pretty good.
Review: This book was pretty good. Not the best, not the worst. Right about midway. Like someone else who read it, I did think it was awfully slow in the beginning and only liked the ending, when Kit was being tried for witchcraft.

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Summary: It's SO true...
Review: This book really shows what it was like during the 1600's, and shows that Witch hunts and trials were held all over New England, not just in Salem. It is a true "Riches to rags" story. I can completely relate to what Kit was going through. I just wish Ms. George Speare would have had a small article in the back telling a little bit about what true witchcraft is.

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Summary: unlike Kit's dream of Barbados, this book will never fade
Review: i read "the witch of the blackbird pond" when i was around 13. it has made me not only fall in love with the characters and the narrative, but also with the wonderful world of books and reading, and the magic of listening to the voice of the writer telling a story through the pages. the story made me cry, laugh, cheer, and reflect. most of all, it engaged my mind and made me, the reader, a part of the story. i saw the Dolphin sail laborously through the Connecticut River, i saw Uncle Matthew's stern face surveying Kit's luggages, i saw Prudence writing-- scratching :-)-- her name across the paper, i saw Nat clutching the soaking Kit as she swam across the freezing water... i saw the "witch" with her kitten, and felt the beauty and warmth of human kindness. i love this book. of all the books i've had, this is the one which i have reread the most. cliche as it is, this book is timeless. honest!

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Summary: Very good
Review: This is a good book. I give it 3 stars because it was very slow reading at the begining but then picked up.