Wicked Girls

A Novel of the Salem Witch Trials

by Stephanie Hemphill

On Sale: 10/01/2013

Wicked Girls

A Novel of the Salem Witch Trials

by Stephanie Hemphill

On Sale: 10/01/2013

Format:

School Library Journal Best Book

About the Book

From the acclaimed Printz Honor winner author Stephanie Hemphill comes this powerful fictionalized account of the Salem witch trials from the point of view of three of the real young women living in Salem in 1692.

Ann Putnam Jr. is the queen bee. When her father suggests a spate of illnesses in the village is the result of witchcraft, she puts in motion a chain of events that will change Salem forever.

Mercy Lewis is the beautiful servant in Ann's house who inspires adulation in some and envy in others. With her troubled past, she seizes her only chance at safety.

Margaret Walcott, Ann's cousin, is desperately in love. She is torn between staying loyal to her friends and pursuing a life with her betrothed.

With new accusations mounting against the men and women of the community, the girls will have to decide: Is it too late to tell the truth?

Critical Praise

“The expressive writing, masterful tension, and parallels to modern group dynamics create a powerful and relevant page-turner. ” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“An excellent supplementary choice for curricular studies of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, this will also find readers outside the classroom, who will savor the accessible, unsettling, piercing lines that connect past and present with timeless conflict and truths.” — Booklist (starred review)

“In subtle, spare first-person free-verse poems, the author skillfully demonstrates how ordinary people may come to commit monstrous acts. Haunting and still frighteningly relevant.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“The verse format is fresh and engaging, distilling the actions of the seven accusing girls into riveting narrative.” — School Library Journal (starred review)

“An atmospheric tale.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780061853302
  • ISBN 10: 0061853305
  • Imprint: Balzer + Bray
  • On Sale: 10/01/2013
  • Pages: 432
  • List Price:13.50 CAD
  • BISAC1 : YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Physical & Emotional Abuse (see also Social Themes / Sexual Abuse)
  • BISAC2 : YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Girls & Women
  • BISAC3 : YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Bullying
  • BISAC4 : YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Novels in Verse
  • BISAC5 : YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods

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