trials (witchcraft)

This high-interest topic will engage even the most reluctant readers with tales of good and bad magic, spells, and torture.

"When a spontaneous time leap sends Nickolas Flux back to Salem, Massachusetts, during the height of the witch trials, what's a teenage history buff to do? Try to avoid being tried for witchcraft, of course. From meeting accused witches to running from angry mobs, Nick must survive one of the most frightening moments in American history"--Provided by publisher.

Presents an inside look into the seventeenth-century Salem Witch Trials.

Presents the history of the 1692 Salem witch trials through primary and secondary materials. Discusses how they began, how the witches were tried, why the number of trials grew, and how the trials impacted history. Includes photographs, a list of notable individuals, a map, a timeline, a glossary, and further reading sources.

During the winter of 1692, when the young girls of Salem suddenly find themselves subject to fits of screaming and strange visions, some believe that they have seen the devil and are the victims of witches.

Follows fifteen-year-old Samantha Mather, who has moved to Salem with her stepmother 300 years after her family hanged witches there, to find she is ostracized by the witch descendants at school, as she unravels the lost secrets of the hangings and her family.

"... analyzes the Salem Witch Trials to offer ... insights into the role of women in its events while explaining how its tragedies became possible"--OCLC.

Examines the witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts, using primary source documents.

Presents the events of the Salem witch trials from three different perspectives, a minister, an accused witch, and the accuser.