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Summary: for anyone who is judging this book by it's title.
Review: When I first read the title of this book I thought I new I would never read it. I am not interested in reading anything concerning witches. But I was rong by judging this book by it's cover.
It is set in the late sixteen hundreds when Quakers were judged as being witches.
Kathrine (the mane character), is a sixteen year old girl who moves from her tropical island home after her Grandfather's death, to New England to live with her Aunt, Uncle and Cousins.
One day after having an argument with her Uncle (who did not want her living with them)Kathrine runs to a field and cries. She then meets the mysterious woman everyone claims is a witch. It turns out that the elderly woman, Hannah, is truly a God fearing, loving, kind woman who's husband had died a few years back.
Kit befriends Hannah and a little girl who's Mother thinks she is fulish and can't learn anything. Kathrine teaches the girl to read and write.
When a deadly sickness comes and kills several children and a few adults the people blame Hannah, saying she has cursed the land, and, having heared that she had been asociating with Hannah, blames Kathrine as well and burns down Hannah's house. Kit then helps Hannah escape with her friend, Nat, on a boat. Kit is caught and stands trial.
You must read the book to find out what happens to her.
There is no witchcraft or anything of the sort. It is a fun, historical book with, I wouldn't call it romance but a neat friendship between Kathrine and her friend, Nat.
So for those of you who,like me,were or are judging this book by it's cover, don't.
Though the book is a posative read I still do not like the cover. If Amazon had such a thing for their reviews I would have given it 4&1/2 stars.
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Summary: A book worth the read!
Review: This historical fiction captures the hearts of all readers. It is the story of a young girl raised in Barbados struggling to fit in with the Americans of the 1600's. When Kit arrives in America she is like a tropical bird trying to mix with pidgeons. She is looked upon with suspicion because she can swim and read. As Kit's strong personality becomes clear to the reader, one grows to love her and applaud her actions. Elizabeth George Speare created a character who demands ones respect and a book that earns it. It's a good read, enjoy it!
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Summary: Hello My name is Terrianne and I read childrens books..
Review: Well, not often but this book was well worth the read. I'm 22 and I recommend it to readers of all ages; especially pre-teen and teen age girls because it doesn't talk down to young readers at all.The main character: a 17yr. old girl from Barbados named Katherine is a strong, determined young woman worthy of admiration. The story wasn't cheeky or overly fictious. That was it's charm. It was down to earth and prosed so that the story came to you and you didn't have to go to it. It fully kept my attention and imagination all the way through.
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Summary: ThE wItCh Of BlAcKbIrD pOnD--a GrEaT bOoK--
Review: Kit Tyler was once a rich girl of Barbados, but upon her grandfather's death, she finds out that she now is poor. She goes aboard the ship, the Dolphin, heading for Connecticut Colony, and wishes to live a better life at her aunt's house. While on the way, she becomes friends with the captain's son, Nat Eaton, John Holbrook, a man planning on becoming a minister, and Prudence, a little girl. When she finally arrives at her destination, she tries to fit in with the Puritans, and to keep up with her lively cousin, Judith, and her gentle one, Mercy. After a number of different accidents in the family and outside, she finds becomes friends with an old Quaker woman named Hannah, that lives at Blackbird Pond, who is said to be a witch. Kit does not believe this, and she keeps on being friends with the old woman. But, the villagers see Kit as a threat to the community, since they do not trust her as being a friend to their witch, and she goes on trial. Just as she thinks she is doomed, Nat Eaton and Prudence save her. However, Kit discovers that she will never fit in with the Puritans, and planned on going on the Dolphin the next time the ship came. Finally, the ship docks, and she goes on it, for what seems to be a much better future.My favorite part of the book was where Kit goes on trial. I thought of this at my favorite part for I think it is very interesting to hear how other people act to problems and try to blame it on someone else. I think it is very funny how people think of small problems and turn them into what sounds like a major disasters performed by a witch. I like the part where Prudence comes in, and stuns her own parents by doing what they had never thought she would be able to do, which was reading the Bible and writing her own name. I think it is not right when parents think very little about kids and think they are still their little babies that always need their parents to help them. I recommend this book to kids the ages of 10 and up. I also recommend adults to read this book and learn the facts of how kids can do things without any help from their parents or any one else. I believe Elizabeth George Speare is a great author who has written many books that I have enjoyed. After reading this book, I came to really enjoy it. At first I thought it was very boring, but in the end, it became more interesting and fun. I also learned not to judge anyone by what people say about them, but you should always think about your judgement before actually thinking about if it is true or not. I now understand the meaning of "Never judge a book by its cover."
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Summary: A good read for child and adult
Review: I have noticed in recent years that there is a spurt of fiction about witches and ghosts, all written with a tongue in cheek silliness. They are the decendents of Roald Dahl and even as much as I am glad they are out there, I sometime wonder why there aren't more decendents of Frances Hodgson Burnett. Where are the sweetly serious books? This is one such decendant and more should be out there. The Witch of Blackbird Pond is an absolutely wonderful novel of historical fiction that throws early America into stark light. I read this book over and over when I was a child and though I have not read it in 15 or more years, I can still remeber the twists and turns of the plot. History is rekindled through Kit (I can still remember her name), a young emigrant just come to America to start a new life far from her natice Barbados. You see the grey winters, the hard working people whose religion shapes their daily lives, and the fear. Speare brings a small part of reality to life. And that is what is truly missing from so many modern children books. I truly recommend this book to all kids who have a thirst for the past.
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Summary: The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Review: Wow! This book was really good. When I first read this book last year when I had to find something to read, and this was the only book that was in the classroom that wasnt about cartoon people, or written for people that are in third grade or under. I didnt think that I was going to like this book, but I was wrong. I've read it at least 30 times since then, and I like it more every time. This is a must read.
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Summary: A Wonderful Book!
Review: I read this book when I was 12 years old. I thought it was the most wonderful book I had ever read. The book is set in the colonial period of United States History. Kit, the main character, comes to live with her mother's sister, and is unprepared for the Puritan way of life. Also, she becomes friends with an elderly woman who lives alone. The woman later is accused of being a witch. This book does a fantastic job of showing how Colonial America was at that time, and how easily a person's life could change because of the harsh comments of other people. I recommend it highly!
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Summary: "Witch of Blackbird Pond"- A truly wonderful book!!
Review: I would definitly give this book a 5 star rating... it is excellent! The descriptions drew me right into the town of Wethersfield and the characters were so well developed I felt as though I knew them. I am a big history buff so this book was great for me. I love the way it empahsizes real family values and good character. Overall I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a book that they can read again and again! (I've read it 3 times so far!!)
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Summary: My Review on Witch of Blackbird Pond
Review: I thought this was a pretty good book. I liked it because there was a lot of action and it was sort of realistic. I thought the first 5 chapters were boring because all it was aboutwas Kit on the boat. The part I liked best was at the end when they burned Hannah Tupper's house down and she ran away with Kit in the woods to escape because there was a lot of action there.
This book was mainly about a girl named Kit and she moved in with her uncle and it was so different there. Then she met a "witch" and became very good friends with her. ...
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Summary: A Joy to Read
Review: This book was a wonderfully light and entertaining read. Kit is a young girl who is forced to leave her island home of Barbados in the late 1600's and live with a strict Puritan community in Connecticut. She has many new relationships some good and some bad in this land where life seems so harsh. One of her special relationships is with an elderly Quaker woman, the Witch of Blackbird Pond. The author is detailed in showing early New England life. The characters are a charming and I will always remember Hannah Tupper. A fabulous book for adults, young and old.
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