Witches: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem (History (US))

by Rosalyn Schanzer

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Tackling the same twisted subject as Stacy Schiff's much-lauded book 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.
 
The riveting, true story of the victims, accused witches, crooked officials, and mass...Read more
  • ISBN10 1426308701
  • ISBN13 9781426308703
  • Publish Date 13 September 2011 (first published 1 January 2011)
  • Publish Status Transferred
  • Out of Print 24 September 2020
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint National Geographic Kids
  • Format Hardcover (Library Binding)
  • Pages 144
  • Language English