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Summary: A fascinating book portraying the lifestyle in the 1700's...
Review: It all started when Kit Tyler's grandfather dies. Kit is left helpless and hopeless in exotic Barbados. She must fall to her last resort and board a ship to New England where her aunt lives. When she arrives, she is discouraged by the puritan lifestlye that her the family leads. Romance, suspense and history are interwoven throughout the rest of the story as Kit learns and adapts to her home. I would definately reccomend this book to all whether your desire for it is the history involved, the romance involved, or the uniqueness involved. A five star book!
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Summary: The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Review: This book is truly amazing. I love it sooo much. I'm so happy my mom got me this book. Its definantly a book for ages 8 and up. I think a girl would like to read this book more though. This book is so exciting. I simply couldn't put it down. Its so great. I liked it as much as I liked the book The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, actually I liked it even more.
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Summary: its good
Review: This is a cool book and its very interesting and it is about racism, but its not between black and white, its between witches and regular people. I suggest this book to other people. It is good if you are interested in witches.
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Summary: Witch of Blackbird Pond
Review: Love this book! Read it in Jr. High (many moons ago) and have been looking for it ever since! This book reads well and contains enough mystery to keep me turning pages till it is done! Highly recommend - sending two to my step-daughters!
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Summary: Tiki's Total Review Page
Review: I enjoyed this book mainly because it is a Historical fiction novel. I think this book would be a good reading source for anyone between the ages of 11-13 because it has alot to teach about life in the 1800's while letting you read a facinating story about a girl and the troubles she goes through after she moves away from her home in Barbados to her uncles home in New England. I think the auther needs some more detail in her writting as to create a more vivid picture of the senery. I think that it would be wonderful if this story could have a sequel to it because like all books it cuts of into ablivion.
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Summary: Salem thoughts
Review: The book that read is called the Witch of BlackBird Pond. I liked this book because of the interestind situations that Kit Tyler went through. This book shows a little about how people used to think and feel when we first started with the colonies. I geuss some of you that have moved great distances would know how she felt. I think that if you like history or are interested in the colonies and how they thought you would like this book.
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Summary: A classic!!
Review: Katharine Tyler had no idea what waited for her when she arrived at Wethersfield, a Puritan settlement on the coast of New England. Raised in Barbados, her free-spiritedness and impulsive behavior was feared and scorned by the local townspeople. The fact that she was different from them made the people uneasy... Her ability to swim basically cast her lot with the witches, since "only the guilty ones stay afloat". Her friendship with the local Quaker pariah didn't help her situation. Misunderstood and unloved, she finds solace in the Blackbird Pond that strangely calls to her. Thus begins Kit's journey of friendship, romance and even persecution in the strange new place that was her new home. And through it all, finding ways to stay true to herself. The Witch of Blackbird Pond is an oldie but a goodie... even after all these years, this book is still read by young adults everywhere. Well written and thoroughly entrancing, the story appeals to all ages. The plot contains not only a story of a girl's coming of age, but also the difficult social issues such as prejudice and discrimination. And the history of New England witch hunting, all placed with the backdrop of Connecticut's budding discontentment with the British crown rule. With wonderful characters like Hannah Tupper, Prudence Cruff, Matthew Wood and Nat Eaton, this book is hard to put down! The Witch of Blackbird Pond is still good for me now, as it was in 5th grade.
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Summary: Well done
Review: I was looking through my little sister personal 'library' a few weeks ago when I came across this book. I faintly remembered having heard something about it when I was in fourth grade, so I decided to read it. The Witch of Blackbird Pond isn't hard at all to read (as long as you know your 'thees' and 'thous'), but it is still an excellant book. It tells of a story of a young girl from the Indies that was forced to come to New England to begin another life. As one might expect, she's not all that welcomed by her Puritan relatives. She struggles to fit in for a year, but nothing seems to work. I don't want to give anything away, but I really liked the way that this story was written because it sends an important message to the reader--You can't always get what you want. Nevertheless, it's a wonderful, short story, and I think that just about anyone would like it.
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Summary: A wonderful book you'll want to read over and over
Review: Kit is an 16 year old girl who lives in Barbados with her Grandfather. When he dies, she is forced to leave Barbados and go live with her only relatives, her Aunt and Uncle, who live in America. Set in colonial times, she quickly finds that she doesn't fit in, wearing her expensive dresses, not liking to attend church, and holding loyalty to the King of England. She begins to change and fit in and as she does she meets an old woman who lives near Blackbird Pond. Hannah is a Quaker and everyone in the town suspects the old woman of witchcraft. Against her Uncle's wishes, Kit spends many enjoyable afternoons with Hannah. She also discovers that Nat, a seaman she met on her trip to America, is also a friend of Hannah's. Kit spends more and more time with him and finds another friend that makes this new world eaiser to live in. Everything then turns into an uproar when the people of the town attack Hannah, accuse her of being a witch, and burn her house. Kit manages to get Hannah safely away with Nat, but then she is accused of witchcraft and put on trial. Having alienated so many people in the town, will anyone try and save her?? Or will she be hung as a witch? This book is filled with friendship, hardship, trust and love; an unbelievable combination you won't want to miss. Definitely a five star book. It couldn't have been better in any way.
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Summary: Good Book
Review: The book intitled The Witch of Blackbird Pond was written by Elizabeth George Splare. This story takes place in mid-April during the year 1687 at the mouth of the Connecticut River that flows into the Saybrook Harbor. The main character named Katherine Tyler, called Kit for short, is a Puritan orphan. Kit has brown-wairy hair, tall, and slim. Kit's home is in Saybrook, but now since she has no other place to go she is going to stay with the aunt and uncle in Weathersfield. While waiting on the dock to catch the sail she meets a boy named Nathaniel Eaton. His mother calls him Nat. Nat is tall, thin, with sandy,sun-bleached hair. Nat is also the captains son. Kit gets to her aunt and uncle's house to find that they have some daughters that she gets along well with, but her uncle doesn't care that much for her. The only place that Kit feels free and happy is in the meadows of Blackbird Pond.At the pond she meets a old Quaker woman, which Kit enjoysher company very much, and often Nat would visit. The Quaker woman was very nice to Kit and soon Kit finds out that this woman is known as the Witch of Blackbird Pond because she studie's Witchcraft. After people finds out Kit hang's around with her everyone accusses her of Witchcraft.Kit doesn't practice Witchcraft, but finds out that it is better to know someone before becoming close friends with them. The theme of the story is that the people you hang around with reflects back on you. As a individual. This book is a very well written book that is wrote in third person. This book contains alot of details and keeps you interested during every page.
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