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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2011 | Grades 5-up
Gr 7–10—In Salem Village in the late 1600s, just as historical townsfolk including Goody Nurse, Tituba, and John Hathorne are finding themselves on one side or the other of accusations of witchcraft, Lidda Johnson is in a tricky situation. The 14-year-old child in a family that ranges from a nursing infant to a bearded, pipe-smoking older brother, she has lately been hearing voices and now begins to see an apparition. He introduces himself as Lucian and gently (and sometimes not so gently) mocks the schoolmates and neighbors who fling about a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
Amidst the Salem witch trial madness, fourteen-year-old Lidda experiences disturbing, disorienting hallucinations that leave her wondering wheth...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
