A Break with Charity: A Story about the Salem Witch Trials

Ann Rinaldi
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Susanna desperately wants to join the circle of girls who meet every week at the parsonage. What she doesn't realize is that the girls are about to set off a torrent of false accusations leading to the imprisonment and execution of countless innocent people. Susanna faces a painful choice. Should she keep quiet and let the witch-hunt panic continue, or should she "break charity" with the group--and risk having her own family members named as witches? Reader's guide included.
Genres: Historical FictionYoung AdultHistoricalFictionWitchesChildrensSchoolTeen17th CenturyYoung Adult Historical Fiction
320 Pages

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