omg this is suuucchhh a good book!! i coulnt put it down!! it really shows how ppl thought about which craft and its very educational for kids i five it 5 stars!
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond
(1958, Fiction - Historical Fiction, Written by Elizabeth Speare)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9. -
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Common Sense says
1600s America springs to life for today's kids.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 9 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Parents need to know that well-developed characters and an engrossing plot make this an enjoyable read. The story is dramatic and deals superficially with charges of witchcraft, as well as a budding romance between two characters, but there's nothing of real concern for young readers.
Read our full review by Jennifer Docherty
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the historical realities of religious life in colonial America and might even enjoy researching the infamous Salem witch trials, which took place several years after the fictional events in this book. Why are the Puritans in the story so quick to level charges of witchcraft against those who share different values than they do? How is Kit's daily life in the colonies different than her lifestyle in Barbados? How is being a woman today different than being a woman in the 1600s?
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- I rate this title on for age 9 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Good role models
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
NO.
HATE IT. It was just soooo boring. I'm not a non-fiction or historical fiction person, though.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Good role models
Awesome!!!!!!!
I loved this book!! I read it for a school project and didn't want to put it down!! It had tons of action and it was pretty educational!! It wasn't boring at all!! I would reccomend it to anyone, and would give it an A++!!!!!!
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Educational
PERFECT for kids 10+!!!
I LOVED 'The Witch of Blackbird Pond'! I think this is not a good book for kids under ten because a main boy is put in the stocks, a women treats her OWN daughter like a servant, villagers try to burn down the house of a Quaker because they believe she is a witch, and the main character's life is threatened by a woman's slander. Also the main character says how she had to sell "her" black slave for her passage overseas. This and other parts, like where you learn her Grandpa kept slaves to do all the chores, may seem bad to sensitive readers, but this WAS the time where rich people owned slaves. Otherwise I think it is a good book for everyone - Boys and girls - as long as parents talk to younger children about certain parts.
- I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it
I was Fairly Mind-numbed...
I don't seem to think much at all happened. She was just an emotional girl (who mainly just cried throughout an entire chapter, which was a bit of a waste for me) that just seemed to think about marriage...it was almost like watching (or reading) an outdated Soap Opera.
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