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“Dark times, scary, and action-packed.”
Reading age
10+
Genre
Historical fiction
Publisher
Scholastic
Publication date
October 1, 1994
My brief summary of the book
In the winter of Salem village, trouble is brewing. Some of the girls of the town started acting weird. Many people by the day are getting accused of being the witches who are supposedly hurting the “afflicted” girls. Mary Chase and her widow mother Virginia Chase are getting caught in the middle of this witch-hysteria. Soon enough, Mary’s mother got accused of being a witch. Now it’s up to Mary and her brother Caleb to save their mother from being condemned to death.
My thoughts
The perspective is in the third person omniscient, which is different from other historical fiction books I used to read. I knew the story already, and I read a couple of non-fiction books about this subject. So, I found the story a little bit confusing with the fictional characters.
The book was informative about the Salem Witch Trials, compelling fiction with sometimes too long descriptions. It has some scary moments and spine-chilling parts. Overall, I enjoyed reading this book.
My rating
About the author
She wrote all sorts of books – from fantasy about animals to books about science and historical fiction. I am looking forward to reading more books by this author.
More by Katheryn Lasky
- Marie Antoinette; Please read my review.
- Lone Wolf: Wolves of the Beyond
- The Capture (Guardians of Ga’hoole, Book 1)
- Tangled in Time: The Portal
- Tangled in Time 2: The Burning Queen
