<p>Based on an actual narrative diary, this is the story of a young girl captured by Indians in 1754, sold to the French for ransom, and eventually returned home. "A swiftly moving story . . . Excellent characterization . . . recommended for all schools and public libraries." -- School Library Journal, starred review</p>

Calico Captive

Education & Teaching

Speare, Elizabeth

Schools & Teaching

Houghton/Mifflin

<p>Orphaned Kit Tyler knows, as she gazes for the first time at the cold, bleak shores of Connecticut Colony, that her new home will never be like the shimmering Caribbean island she left behind. In her relatives' stern Puritan community, she feels like a tropical bird that has flown to the wrong part of the world, a bird that is now caged and lonely. The only place where Kit feels completely free is in the meadows, where she enjoys the company of the old Quaker woman known as the Witch of Blackbird Pond, and on occasion, her young sailor friend Nat. But when Kit's friendship with the "witch" is discovered, Kit is faced with suspicion, fear, and anger. She herself is accused of witchcraft!</p>

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Children's Books

Literature & Fiction

Laurel-Leaf Library / Dell Publishing Co., Inc.

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