"Wicked Girls" by Stephanie Hemphill is a gripping novel set in the 1692 Salem witch trials. The story unfolds through the eyes of three young girls—Ann, Margaret, and Sarah—whose lives are changed forever by the hysteria surrounding witchcraft accusations. As they find themselves caught up in a web of secrets and lies, the girls grapple with their desires for power, love, and acceptance. The tensions of the era reveal the darker aspects of human nature and the consequences of fear and betrayal. Ultimately, the gripping narrative explores friendship and the moral dilemmas faced in a community driven to madness. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.

There are 336 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2010 by Balzer & Bray/Harperteen .

Stephanie Hemphill is also the award-winning author of Wicked Girls: A Novel of the Salem Witch Trials, a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist; Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book; Sisters of Glass; and Things Left Unsaid: A Novel in Poems. She lives in Chicago, Illinois.