Witches: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem

Witches: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem

Tackling the same twisted subject as Stacy Schiff's much-lauded bookÂ The Witches: Salem, 1692, this Sibert Honor book for young readers features unique scratchboard illustrations, chilling primary source material, and powerful narrative to tell the true tale.

In the little colonial town of Salem Village, Massachusetts, two girls began to twitch, mumble, and contort their bodies into strange shapes. The doctor tried every remedy, but nothing cured the young Puritans. He grimly announced the dire diagnosis: the girls were bewitched! And then the accusations began.
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The riveting, true story of the victims, accused witches, crooked officials, and mass hysteria that turned a mysterious illness affecting two children into a witch hunt that took over a dozen peopleâ€™s lives and ruined hundreds more unfolds in chilling, novelistic detailâ€”complete with stylized black-white-and-red scratchboard illustrations of young girls having wild fits in the courtroom, witches flying overhead, and the Devil and his servants terrorizing the Puritansâ€” in this young adult book by award-winning author and illustrator Rosalyn Schanzer.
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Taught in middle and high schools around the U.S., the 17th-century saga remains hauntingly resonant as people struggle even today with the urgent need to find someone to blame for their misfortunes.Â Â
Witches!Â has been honored with many prestigious awards, including:.Â Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor Book

2012 Notable Children's Booksâ€”ALSC

NCSSâ€”Notable Social Studies Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies 2012

School Library Journal Best Books of 2011

SLJâ€™s 100 Magnificent Childrenâ€™s Books of 2011

Chicago Public Library Best of the Best 2011
Country USA
Brand National Geographic Kids
Manufacturer National Geographic Kids
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781426308697
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2011-09-13
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781426308697

Country	USA
Brand	National Geographic Kids
Manufacturer	National Geographic Kids
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781426308697
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2011-09-13
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781426308697

Witches: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem

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