SuitabookFear and accusation
Salem villagers interpret the girls’ fits as evidence that someone is doing the devil’s work, and attention turns to Tituba.
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Ann Lane Petry - Author
A tense historical story places Tituba at the centre of Salem’s witchcraft fears. Her unusual skills and status make her vulnerable to suspicion, while the question of whether she will be hanged creates the main suspense.
A captivating historical fiction book about the Salem witch trials told in the voice of the Putnam's slave Tituba. She is the only one to admitted to witchcraft, and the only one not to be executed. Tituba, the minister's slave, gazed into the stone watering trough. She did not see her own reflection. Instead, she saw a vision of herself, surrounded by angry people. The people were staring at her. Their faces showed fear. That was several years ago. It is now 1692, and there is strange talk in Salem Village. Talk of witches. Several girls have been taken with fits, and there is only one explanation: Someone in the village has been doing the devil's work. All eyes are on Tituba, the one person who can tell fortunes with cards, and who can spin a thread so fine it must be magic. Did Tituba see the future that day at the watering trough? If so, could she actually be hanged for practicing witchcraft?
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA tense historical story places Tituba at the centre of Salem’s witchcraft fears. Her unusual skills and status make her vulnerable to suspicion, while the question of whether she will be hanged creates the main suspense.
Salem villagers interpret the girls’ fits as evidence that someone is doing the devil’s work, and attention turns to Tituba.
Tituba is the minister’s slave and is singled out as the person who may explain the supposed witchcraft.
Be ready to talk about frightening public fear, accusations of witchcraft, enslavement and the possibility of execution.
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