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The Witch of Blackbird Pond
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bookshelves: classic, award-various, histiorical, favorite, bage-middle-grade, own, 1950s, award-newberry, z-elizabeth-george-speare
Dec 03, 2014
bookshelves: classic, award-various, histiorical, favorite, bage-middle-grade, own, 1950s, award-newberry, z-elizabeth-george-speare
This is one of my favorite books in a middle grade range. This, Heidi, little princess, Secret Garden, and Little Women are some of the best books the grade level has to offer.
We meet Kit who is on a boat heading to the colonies with a group of Puritans. Her parents died and she is moving to live with her strict uncle. She wasn't a puritan and so the life she comes into is difficult and people don't trust her.
The genius of the books is the old woman who lives next to Blackbird pond. This is a marshy area and it can flood so she lives alone, but the woman loves the area because of the beauty. The rest of the town see her as a witch. So of course Kit finds refuge with this woman.
I can tell you, reading this the first time, I simply hated these puritan people. They just seem so cruel and harsh for no real reason. This story is beautiful and it really touches me.
I should re-read this story this year. It's a fantastic story and is still a great read for modern readers.
We meet Kit who is on a boat heading to the colonies with a group of Puritans. Her parents died and she is moving to live with her strict uncle. She wasn't a puritan and so the life she comes into is difficult and people don't trust her.
The genius of the books is the old woman who lives next to Blackbird pond. This is a marshy area and it can flood so she lives alone, but the woman loves the area because of the beauty. The rest of the town see her as a witch. So of course Kit finds refuge with this woman.
I can tell you, reading this the first time, I simply hated these puritan people. They just seem so cruel and harsh for no real reason. This story is beautiful and it really touches me.
I should re-read this story this year. It's a fantastic story and is still a great read for modern readers.
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Quotes Calista Liked
“What a pity every child couldn't learn to read under a willow tree...”
― The Witch of Blackbird Pond
― The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Reading Progress
Started Reading
August 20, 2005
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Finished Reading
December 3, 2014
– Shelved
October 12, 2015
– Shelved as:
classic
November 15, 2015
– Shelved as:
award-various
July 29, 2016
– Shelved as:
histiorical
December 16, 2016
– Shelved as:
favorite
June 21, 2017
– Shelved as:
bage-middle-grade
June 21, 2017
– Shelved as:
own
November 22, 2017
– Shelved as:
1950s
November 22, 2017
– Shelved as:
award-newberry
July 13, 2018
– Shelved as:
z-elizabeth-george-speare
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Jan 07, 2021 10:32AM
I must do a review for this book. It's one of my absolute favorites.
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really like your review Calista. Opened me to newer worlds in such a rewarding way :)
Nilanjana wrote: "really like your review Calista. Opened me to newer worlds in such a rewarding way :)"Hey Nilanjana, thank you.
I worked with this book with a student I tutor. It wasn't something I read in childhood, but only as an adult. Still, I do like the content and I love Kit's character.
Elizabeth☮ wrote: "I worked with this book with a student I tutor. It wasn't something I read in childhood, but only as an adult. Still, I do like the content and I love Kit's character."I read it later in life too. I was in my early 20s going back and reading classics I missed as a kid. It resonated with my heart.
