Friday, August 28, 2009

Beyond the Burning Time

Beyond the Burning Time
by Kathryn Lasky

Mary Chase lives a quiet life with her mother on a farm outside of Salem Village. The quiet is shattered in the fear and blood lust generated as the girls in Salem Village begin to accuse their neighbors of witchcraft. Mary is mesmerized by the evil powers at work, but her mother is skeptical of the proceedings. When her mother is accused of being a witch, Mary and her brother must decide if the charge is true or false, and how to stand against the town and save their mother.Filled with colorful characters and intense descriptions of the events of the Salem witch trials, this is a gripping historical novel.

-Ms. McConnel

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