The Witch of Blackbird Pond

"Buy the truth, and do not sell it, also wisdom and instruction and understanding" -> Psalm 23:23 A wholly satisfying read (and respectable look at Puritan life)! (I'm a 23 yr old [in college] guy, and->) Who knew I'd get so emotionally invested?? I certainly didn't. There were several parts when I wa......more

Kit, Katherine Tyler, is a free spirit. When her grandfather dies, she sells off his giant home in Barbados and sets sail to find her only remaining family in Connecticut colony. She weathers a storm, avoids seasickness, and even manages to wrangle two entire conversations out of the blue-eyed son o......more

This book got me into historical fiction which is the genre perhaps closest to my heart. The conflict between freedom and responsibility, between individual and family and community ring as clear today as they did when I first read this book as a kid......more

My wife Barb had read this back in the 90s, and mentioned to me at the time how much she liked it, which had put it on my radar. So last fall, when I was considering a new book to read aloud to her, I selected this one, guessing rightly that after the lapse of 25 years or so, it would be like a new......more

This is one of my favorite books in a middle grade range. This, Heidi, little princess, Secret Garden, and Little Women are some of the best books the grade level has to offer. We meet Kit who is on a boat heading to the colonies with a group of Puritans. Her parents died and she is moving to live w......more