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Sarah Anne Hartford
Massachusetts, 1651
By Duey, Kathleen
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68980-384-0
- Publisher
- New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 1996.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 1996
Gr 4-7 Puritan bashing has a long history in American children's literature, but this first entry in a new series takes the practice to new depths. Readers will learn that Puritans put 12-year-old girls in the pillory for playing on the Sabbath, and that vindictive ministers punished adults with radical ideas by victimizing their children. This will certainly come as a surprise to any serious student of the time. Sarah, who lives in a small town in M...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
