The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare (1993, Paperback, Reprint)

This Newberry Award-winning book successfully combines romance, drama, and a history lesson into an amazing work of historical fiction. The intended audience is pre-teens and teens, but I enjoyed re-reading it as an adult.

The story takes place in the year 1687. Before that time, Kit Tyler had lived with her grandfather on the Island of Barbados. After her grandfather’s death, Kit sails to Connecticut to live with her Uncle, Aunt and cousins. She finds that life in the Puritanical colony of Connecticut is unbelievably different from the lifestyle she took for granted in Barbados; her life becomes significantly more challenging.

Kit not only faces the overwhelming task of having to learn to do chores after having led a life of leisure, she also has to learn to deal with the prejudices she encounters in her new surroundings. This becomes increasingly problematic after she befriends the Widow Tupper, an ostracized Quaker woman who the townspeople suspect of witchcraft. The drama escalates and shortly Kit herself is put on trial as a suspected witch.

This well-crafted story has satisfying ending. Along the way to the ending, the reader learns quite a bit about lifestyles in the colony of Connecticut; it provides an insightful overview of political, religious and social life. The book was well-researched and, in my opinion, fully deserving of its Newberry Award-winning status. I highly recommend it!

Its a great historical novel the differences between the early America Kit comes to and the island she came from is alot like the difference between a more moderen America and the past . I love the love story that developes and how the witch trial ends . I bought this book to replace the copy I had as a teen and loved .

The book was exactly as described and delivered in a timely manner. I would definitely buy from this persone again.

I ordered this book for a young friend. She did not receive this book. After I emailed seller, my account was credited.

I just love the fact that my daughter has not been able to put the book down since she started reading it. She is loving the book and learning so many things about the early settlers in America.

Great book for learning about Puritan time/colonial time in early American history. I felt like I was right there! Very readable and enjoyable book.