Did You Hear What Happened in Salem?: The Witch Trials of 1692

By: Katie Kennedy

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Synopsis: 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. Soon more girls were having fits and naming people as witches. The village erupted in accusations, suspicion, and fear. By the time the witch trials ended, dozens of lives had been ruined, and twenty people were dead. And I saw it all. With a snarky and surprising first-person narrator – a historical figure that played a major role in events – acclaimed writer Katie Kennedy offers a fresh new take on the greatest true-crime story in American history.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781523530069
Related ISBNs:: 9781523530045
Publisher:: Workman Kids
Date of Addition:: 09/02/25
Copyrighted By:: Kathleen Kennedy
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body
Grade Levels:: Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, Graduate Student, Undergraduate Student
Reading Age:: 8 and up
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Illustrated by:: Nick Thornborrow