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Witch Child


volume 1, Witch Child

No. of pages 256

Published: 2010

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Great for age 9-18 years

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"This is a powerful, absorbing and unusual novel" - "The Bookseller". "The sort of historial novel eleven and twelve year olds will gobble up at a sitting" - Nina Bawden. When Mary sees her grandmother accused of witchcraft and hung for the crime, she is silently hurried to safety by an unknown woman. The woman gives her tools to keep the record of her days - paper and ink. Mary is taken to a boat in Plymouth and from there sails to the New World where she hopes to make a new life among the pilgrims. But old superstitions die hard and soon Mary finds that she, like her grandmother, is the victim of ignorance and stupidity and once more she finds herself having to make important choices to ensure her survival. With a vividly evoked environment and characters skilfully and patiently drawn this is a powerful literary achievement by Celia Rees, that is utterly engrossing from start to finish.

 

This is volume 1 in Witch Child .

There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Celia Rees lives in Leamington Spa where she writes her novels. She has been shortlisted for both the Guardian and the Whitbread Children's fiction awards. Her novels have been translated into over 20 languages.

This book is in the following series:

New Longman Literature 11-14

Witch Child

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Rhode Island Book Awards
This book was recognised in the Teen category by the Rhode Island Book Awards.

South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award
This book was recognised in the Junior / YA category by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award.

Nevada Young Readers' Award
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Nevada Young Readers' Award.

Iowa High School Book Award
This book was recognised by the Iowa High School Book Award.

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