Did You Hear What Happened in Salem?
The Witch Trials of 1692
$23.72
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
10 November 2025
Summary
Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1692.
When the first girl fell down screaming, the people of Salem Village thought it might just be silliness. Then a second girl started barking. A third and fourth began to shake uncontrollably. A doctor said “an evil hand” had come upon the girls, and everyone knew: They were bewitched.
But who were the witches? Everyone knew that too: the unprotected residents of Salem—the poor, the elderly, the ones who were a little bit strange.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781523530052 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1523530057 |
| Author: | Katie Kennedy, Nick Thornborrow |
| Publisher: | Workman Publishing |
| Imprint: | Workman Children's |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 10 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 150mm x 12mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
…the compelling story will capture the attention of reluctant readers with unique facts to keep them turning the pages, wondering what absurd, chaotic event will happen next.–School Library Journal
About The Author
Katie Kennedy
Katie Kennedy once caught her then-nine-year-old daughter sneak-reading the Constitution under the covers with a flashlight. As an American history professor and fan, Katie has never been prouder. She is the author of The Constitution Decoded: A Guide to the Document That Shapes Our Nation, The Presidents Decoded: A Guide to the Leaders Who Shaped Our Nation, and the forthcoming Voting Decoded: A Guide to the Right That Shapes Our Nation, as well as two young adult novels, Learning to Swear in America and What Goes Up. Katie has taught college history and American government for thirty years. She lives in Iowa with her husband and son.
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