Witches by Rosalyn Schanzer

Witches by Rosalyn Schanzer

Tackling the same twisted subject as Stacy Schiff''s much-lauded book The Witches: Salem, 1692, this Sibert Honor book for young readers features unique scratchboard illustrations, chilling primary source material, and powerful narrative to tell the true tale. In the little colonial town of Salem Village, Massachusetts, two girls began to twitch, mumble, and contort their bodies into strange shapes. The doctor tried every remedy, but nothing cured the young Puritans. He grimly announced the dire diagnosis: the girls were bewitched And then the accusations began. The riveting, true story of the victims, accused witches, crooked officials, and mass hysteria that turned a mysterious illness affecting two children into a witch hunt that took over a dozen people's lives and ruined hundreds more unfolds in chilling, novelistic detail--complete with stylized black-white-and-red scratchboard illustrations of young girls having wild fits in the courtroom, witches flying overhead, and the Devil and his servants terrorizing the Puritans-- in this young adult book by award-winning author and illustrator Rosalyn Schanzer. Taught in middle and high schools around the U.S., the 17th-century saga remains hauntingly resonant as people struggle even today with the urgent need to find someone to blame for their misfortunes. Witches has been honored with many prestigious awards, including: . Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor Book 2012 Notable Children''s Books--ALSC NCS--Notable Social Studies Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies 2012 School Library Journal Best Books of 2011 SLJ's 100 Magnificent Children's Books of 2011 Chicago Public Library Best of the Best 2011

Rosalyn Schanzer is the author and illustrator of 15 picture books for children, including John Smith Escapes Again! She currently resides in Virginia.

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ISBN 13	9781426308697
ISBN 10	1426308698
Title	Witches
Author	Rosalyn Schanzer
Series	History
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	National Geographic Kids
Year published	2011-09-13
Number of pages	144
Prizes	Winner of NCSS/CBC Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies 2012, Winner of School Library Journal Best Book of the Year 2011
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.