Elizabeth George Speare
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Kit Tyler must leave behind shimmering Caribbean islands to join the stern Puritan community of her relatives. She soon feels caged, until she meets the old woman known as the Witch of Blackbird Pond. But when their friendship is discovered, Kit herself is accused of witchcraft!
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HarperCollins
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1958
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English
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Sixteen-year-old Kit Tyler is marked by suspicion and disapproval from the moment she arrives on the unfamiliar shores of colonial Connecticut in 1687. Alone and desperate, she has been forced to leave her beloved home on the island of Barbados and join a family she has never met. Torn between her quest for belonging and her desire to be true to herself, Kit struggles to survive in a hostile place. Just when it seems she must give up, she finds
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An historical novel about the Holy Land in the first century. After the cruel death of his mother and father, personal revenge and patriotism led Daniel Bar Jamin to fight to rid his land of the Roman legions. His hatred of the Romans caused him to sacrifice his friendships and loves. The resolution finds Daniel accepting and understanding the love that Jesus teaches.
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Houghton Mifflin
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[1985]
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English
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A historical novel based on an actual narrative. In 1754, on the brink of the French and Indian war, young Miriam Willard and her older sister's family are captured in an Indian raid on Charleston, N.H., where they are held for ransom.
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