The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Elizabeth George Speare


Kit Tyler knew, as hse gazed for the first time at the cold, bleak shores of Connecticut Colony, that her new home would never be like the shimmering Caribbean islands she left behind. She was like a tropical bird that has flown to the wrong part of the world. And in the stern Puritan community of her relatives, she soon felt caged as well, and lonely. In the meadows, the only place where she could feel completely free, she meets another lone and mysterious figure, the old woman known as the Witch of Blackbird Pond. But when their friendship is discovered, Kit is faced with suspicion, fear, and anger. She herself is accused of witchcraft!

1959 Newbery Honor Books:

The Family Under The Bridge (Natalie Savage Carlson)
Along Came A Dog (Meindert Dejong)
Chucaro: Wild Pony of the Pampa (Francis Kalnay)
The Perilous Road (William O. Steele)


Last updated: December 2003

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