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Gr 7-10 This sequel to Rees's Witch Child (Candlewick, 2001) is a much more complex story, taking readers into a mystical plot that crosses time and place. Agnes, a Native American, is starting college in Boston. She reads part of a diary about 17th-century Mary Newbury and realizes that she has a connection with her from a story passed down in her family about a white woman who had settled with the Mohawks. Contacting the researcher who found Mary's diary leads to experiences that Agnes could not have imagined. While v...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In this sequel to Witch Child (rev. 9/01) Rees continues Mary Newbury's story. Witch Child contained Mary's diary—a "remarkable collection of documents" purportedly found in a quilt from colonial times. Mary's account told how she fled England in 1659 after her grandmother was hanged as a witch, traveled to America, joined a Puritan settlement, and fled again amidst accusations of witchcraft. The diary ended mid-sentence; an afterword asked readers to contact an Alison Ellman with "any information regarding any of the individuals or families mentioned" in the book. Sorceress opens with a note from "Al...Log In or Sign Up to Read More