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"item_title" : "Witch Child",
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Overview
With its theme of religious intolerance and its touches of the supernatural, this is sure to be in high demand for a long time. -- Kirkus Reviews Welcome to the world of young Mary Newbury, a world where simply being different can cost a person her life. Hidden until now in the pages of her diary, Mary's startling story begins in 1659, the year her beloved grandmother is hanged in the public square as a witch. Mary narrowly escapes a similar fate, only to face intolerance and new danger among the Puritans in the New World. How long can she hide her true identity? Will she ever find a place where her healing powers will not be feared?
Details
- ISBN-13: 9780763642280
- ISBN-10: 0763642282
- Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
- Publish Date: May 2009
- Dimensions: 7.76 x 4.96 x 0.77 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.5 pounds
- Page Count: 261
- Reading Level: Ages 12-17
