Wicked Girls

Wicked Girls
By Stephanie Hemphill
Balzer + Bray, 2010. 408 pgs. Young Adult

A fictionalized account, told in verse, of the Salem witch trials, told from the perspective of three of the real young women living in Salem in 1692--Mercy Lewis, Margaret Walcott, and Ann Putnam, Jr.

I enjoyed this historical fiction about the Salem witch trials, particularly since I was able to visit Salem, Massachusetts last January. It was interesting to read not only about the Salem Witch trials, but to get a visual of what life was like for women in the 1600’s. Family relationships, friendships, and religion played a key role in this particular portion of our history.

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