The Witch of Blackbird Pond

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Summary: My cool review
Review: The book, Witch Of Blackbird Pond, was actually pretty good. The authorr kept you thinking about, who would marry who at the end, and what's going to happen to Hannah the "witch." The book is also very suspensful. It leaves out important parts until later on in the book. For instance, when Kit was being put on trial for witch craft, you didn't know that Nat would be involved beczuse the author made you believe that he left with the ship.

The book was also a little frustrating. I think it was because, you obvisiouly knew that Mercy and John were inlove and yet, the author made you believe that John would be to shy or intimidated to speak up and admit to Judith that he was inlove with Mercy and not her. You also knew that William and Judith were made for eachother because the author made Judith really seem to want to live in a big house with lots of money, and thats what William did. The author actually did a good job there beczuse it made the book not be boring and long winded, because she made you think about a lot of what was going on. She did very good at making the book suspensful. I hopee you decide to read this book because i enjoyed it and it takes a lot for a book to keep me reading and not get bored:0)

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Summary: Very bad work by Elizabeth Speare review for Mr. Jones
Review: I think this book was boring. The only exciting part is the witch hunt. Most of the time they talked about polatics. If they wern't the were cring over petty grevences such as love. This is why this story was boring. The characters were annoying and obtuse, it was hard reading such a disgusting piece of lititure. Kit was such an unintelligent and snooty creature it was infurating to read about. The women were either self-centered or meek, the thought about love all the time. The men disscussed politics like a change would end the world and the men thought women were dirt. Nat and the cat were the only intellegent creatures. The characthers are just lacking perwsonality and intellegence.

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Summary: The Witch that wasn't!
Review: I didn't like the book so much. The author put to much detail about one person, Kit. I knew all of the background information about Kit and everything she owned. But when Hanna Tupper was introduced I hardly knew anything about her. The author also didn't write in any excitement in the story. Everyone was just plain everyday individuals that did everyday things, like cleaning and spinning wool, making meals, cleaning the house and making clothes. It would have been interesting if the author had put Kit or some other character on an adventure or made it a fiction not a historical fiction. I don't know anyone who would like to read a book about just everyday, ordinary people, that are living ordinary lives. I want to read a book about some adventure or action.

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Summary: The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Review: I am very disapointed that my teacher chose this book for my class to read. I feel it was very dull and boring, with nothing to keep the reader attentive. Throughout the entire book, there were no exciting scenes (there was one situation where the author could have made an exciting moment, but instead decided to turn it into a section of tasteless humor) and many of the chapters were about relationships between characters which were not explained enough to be interesting, or the various chores and jobs that the main character, Kit, did.

I know there are many readers who enjoyed this book, but I personally do not like books who just tell the lives of someone unless there are some exciting events. Too many of the chapters of this book were wasted on petty happenings such as washing clothes or teaching someone to read. If you are looking for a book with excitement or adventure (which is what the title implies), I do not recommend this.

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Summary: "The Witch or Blackbird Pond" is a Great book to Read
Review: I think that "The Witch of blackbird Pond" was a great book to read.The characters were very realistic.Kit was a rich and stuck-up girl who changed after she was in Weathersfeild for a while.I dont really think that she was a witch because she didn't put spells on people, wear all black or anything like that. I think that Mattew Wood was a very mean man and I think that Kit felt the same way, until he stood up for her when she was on trial.To me Judith didn't like the idea of Kit coming to live in Weathersfeild because she would lose attention, after a while she seemed to become nicer.Rachel and Mercy were alike to me because they both like the idea of Kit coming to live with them. On the other hand I wouldn't read the book for a couple or reasons. One is because everything happened to slowly, which made the story a little boring.Another reason why I didn't like the book is because some of the events were hard for me picture of in my head.Pictures would of helped a lot.Lastly,I didn't like this book because it was on a topic that didn't me, expecialy because I already read it once.

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Summary: What a good story!!
Review: The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Spears was a suspenseful and enjoyable novel. I can only imagine how Kit felt coming from Barbados where she had a lot of freedom, to Connecticut where she faced hard work everyday. Through Kit's journey, I learned about how it might have been to grow up in colonial times. I also learned about what it means to be a true friend. Kit was not afraid to get to know Hannah Tupper even though all of the townspeople disliked her. The novel includes many different relationships between all of its characters. I wanted to keep reading to find out how all of their friendships would grow and change throughout the story. I was surprised to see how the relationships ended up. The only thing that I did not like about the novel was that it seemed to start out slow. I had a hard time getting interested at first. Fortunately, the story did pick up and I enjoyed the rest of the novel. I think that anyone who reads this novel will learn a lot and enjoy the story at the same time.

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Summary: Book Review by Grl in Mr. Jones class
Review: The book " The Witch of Blackbird Pond" is an excellent story! It teaches you about friendship, love, and sticking up for what you believe in. Elizabeth George Speare made the characters very realistic and she made it seem like it was back in the olden days. Like when Kits uncle was furious when he saw his daughters in Kits fancy dresses and he said that they didn't need that stuff. Today almost anyone would be glad to get nice new clothes. Speare also did a wonderful job creating suspense. For example it was very suspenseful when the townspeople were going 2 Hannah's house with the torches because you didn't know if Hannah would be alright or not. Another suspenseful part was in the courtroom scene because you aren't sure whether Kit will accused of witchcraft or not. For these reasons I enjoyed the book " The Witch of Blackbird Pond".

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Summary: The Witch of Blackbird Pond Book Review
Review: Overall I think that the author did a good job on the book " The Witch of Blackbird Pond". I thought this for many reasons. First of all the characters were realistic and they made it seem like it was back in the olden days. For example Kits uncle was furious when he saw his daughters in Kits fancy dresses and he said that they didn't need that stuff. But today almost anyone would be glad to get nice new clothes. Another reason I liked this book was because it was suspenseful. It was very suspenseful when the townspeople were going 2 Hannah's house with the torches because you didn't know if Hannah would be alright or not. Another suspenseful part was in the courtroom scene because you aren't sure whether kit will accused of witchcraft or not. For these reasons I enjoyed the book " The Witch of Blackbird Pond".

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Summary: KF from Mr.Jones class
Review: The Book The Witch of Blackbird Pond written by Elizabeth Speare is a wonderful novel. It teaches kids about the lifestyle of the colonisaal people and how one girl survives a major change of lifestyles, from the higher class life to a lower class. Also, I think the book reflects love, friendship, and courage. The book is about a young girl from Barbadoes, Kit, who moves in with her Aunt Rachel and Uncle Mathew in Conneticut. She has to adjust to changes and the lifestyle they live in Conneticut such as working around the house instead of servants doing all the work. Kit meets an old women named Hannah. Her and Hannah grow a strong realationship together, but one thing could break them apart. The town that the two ladies were living in thought Hannah was a witch! Kit was accused also of being a witch because she hung out with Hannah. Kit was sent to trial for this so called "crime" . She was locked up and only hoping that someone would come and save her. Maybe William would come and save her, Maybe Prudence,the girl she had helped to learn how to read and how to write, or nat, maybe even Aunt Rachel. Read the novel to find out what happens. I think this book reflects friendship because Hannah was a great friend to Kit. She was always there when Kit needed comforting of just when she needed to talk. It also reflects friendship when Kit and Prudence became good friends. Kit helped Prudence to learn how to read and how to write. They too where there for eachother when they needed a shoulder to cry on. This book also reflects courage. Kit had to stand up for herself in many places. For example, Kit had to stand up for herself at the witch trials. She had to convince them that she really wasn't a witch. SH ehad to be couragous also when she went to her Aunt Rachels and her Uncle Mathew's house. She had to expect that they would let her in and she couldn't back out after she had gotten on the boat. I really enjoyed this book and I hope that others who read The Witch of Blackbird Pond will enjoy this book as much as I did. I t was a well written chapter book. I had a hard time putting the book down.

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Summary: The Witch of Blackbird Pond-One of the Greatest Books Ever!
Review: The Witch of Blackbird Pond, written by Elizabeth George Speare, is one of the greatest historical fiction novels ever written! The Witch of Blackbird Pond is the coming of age tale of sixteen-year-old Kathrine Tyler of Barbados as she comes to live in the late 1600 colony of Connecticut. Coming from luxurious Barbados, Kathrine, also known as Kit, has a lot of surprises awaiting her in the bleak colony of Connecticut. As Kit sees the bleak New England shoreline from the boat, she begins to wonder whether or not coming to New England is such a good idea after all. When she arrives in Connecticut, her Aunt Rachel, and her Uncle Matthew take her in. As she begins to live with her relatives, she starts to realize that living in New England is no easy task, for she must work all day carding wool, weeding vegetables, and doing other hard and time consuming tasks. Coming from a rich home in Barbados, this isn't at all what she had expected! Kit also attracts the attention of fellow townsfolk by revealing that she can swim, read well, and that she wears silk and satin dresses. Little does she know that many of her considered to be odd behaviors by the fellow townsfolk may end up getting her suspected of being a witch! After befriending an old Quaker, and suspected witch, it is only a matter of time before the townsfolk accuse her of being a witch! As the story progresses, it becomes intense and suspenseful. Aiding to the suspense is a witch-hunt, a government dispute, and many other intense scenes. I have only read the book once, but I can still tell that Elizabeth George Speare spent put tons and tons of effort into writing this book. Throughout the book, I noticed that she was very descriptive with the style of clothing, colonial architect, food, religion, customs, and scenery. Her description of the setting was so realistic that it felt like I was actually in the story, not just reading it. To be descriptive as she was, it must of token her hours upon hours of time just to do the research alone for her book. Her vivid descriptions of her characters and their actions and feelings really make you wonder how you would act and feel if you were in their position. Even though action is absent throughout much of the book, I still found it incredibly interesting and almost impossible to put down. Where the story lacks in action, it abounds in a detailed plot that is guaranteed to keep any reader hooked. And when you do get to the action in the book, it is literally impossible to put down! Why you might walk right of a cliff and still continue to read it without noticing anything! It's that good! I give this book a ten plus out of five for it's creativity and it's ability to grip any reader's attention. For these reasons, I would highly recommend this extremely good book to anyone, especially historical fiction fans.