Witch Child is by Celia Rees. Set in the late 1600s, Mary's grandmother is burned at the stake for witchcraft. Mary is disguised as a pilgrim and smuggled away to America with a ship full of Puritans. She tries to fit in and to hide her belief in "the craft". Sailors soon begin to whisper about a "witch" being on board. Even when they arrive in America things don't go well for Mary and her friends. A great story of fear and prejudice and how superstition can run amok.
Ratings: 7th grade - 9 out of 10.
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