Witches: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem

from Sassy_Seshat

A great companion to any historical fiction about the Salem Witch Trials, uses comic drawings and narrative language to explain the events as well as the worldviews, and social climate that caused them.

from EuronerdLibrarian

Did you know that accused witches were searched for warts "that could be used as teats to feed their evil animal familiars?" Too bad that and many of the other tell-tale signs of witches and non-witches were totally ignored during the Salem witch trials. In reading this, I realized just how littl...

from tmaslen

An eye opening piece of non-fiction literature about the beginning of the Salem witch trials. The illustrations and true stories allow the reader to experience what life was like during the mid 1600's.

from aelizabethj

this was darling. Maggie and I read together today in preparation of a project about the Salem witch trials. The black white drawings were amazing, reminiscent of woodcuts, and while the language wasn't as advanced as an adult novel, this held my interest until the end. Fantastic.

from kornelas1

This book is striking at first glance; the black-white-and-red scratchboard illustration on the cover presents the duality of the Salem Witch Trials, which pitted people against their communities by aligning them with the Devil. This book presents the compelling stories of the victims of accused ...