书目

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

内容简介

KitTylerismarkedbysuspicionanddisapprovalfromthemomentshearrivesontheunfamiliarshoresofcolonialConnecticutin1867.Aloneanddesperate,shehasbeenforcedtoleaveherbelovedhomeontheislandofBarbadosandjoinafamilyshehasnevermet.Tornbetweenherquestforbelongingandherdesiretobetruetoherself,Kitstrugglestosurviveinahostileplace.Justwhenitseemsshemustgiveup,shefindsakindredspirit.ButKit’sfriendshipwithHannahTupper,believedbythecoloniststobeawitch,provesmoretaboothanshecouldhaveimaginedandultimatelyforcesKittochoosebetweenherheartandherduty.ElizabethGeorgeSpeare’sNewberyAward–winningnovelportraysaheroinewhomreaderswilladmireforherunwaveringsenseoftruthaswellasherinfinitecapacitytolove.In1687inConnecticut,KitTyler,feelingoutofplaceinthePuritanhouseholdofheraunt,befriendsanoldwomanconsideredawitchbythecommunityandsuddenlyfindsherselfstandingtrialforwitchcraft.

作者简介

ELIZABETHGEORGESPEARE(1908-1994)wonthe1959NewberyMedalforTheWitchofBlackbirdPondandthe1962NewberyMedalforTheBronzeBow.ShealsoreceivedaNewberyHonorin1983forTheSignoftheBeaver,andin1989shewaspresentedwiththeLauraIngallsWilderAwardforhersubstantialandenduringcontributiontochildren’sliterature.Ofherbeginingsasawriterworkingon?WitchofBlackbirdPond?shesaid:"ThenonedayIstumbledonatruestoryfromNewEnglandhistorywithacharacterwhoseemedtomeanidealheroine.ThoughIhadmyfirsthistoricalnovelalmostbyaccidentitsoonprovedtobeanabsorbinghobby."

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