The witch of blackbird pond

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#36 The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare (1958) 53 points Somehow I never read this one as a kid, and that fact hasn’t bothered me. But if you check out the 90-Second Newbery video of this title at the end of this post, you’ll be forced to agree with me when I […]

Read 7,674 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. This Newbery Award winner brings to life the witch hysteria of Puritan New England.

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“Everywhere she walked the color shouted and sang around her...In October any wonderful unexpected thing might be possible.” ― Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond

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