内容简介
InthelittlecolonialtownofSalemVillage,Massachusetts,twogirlsbegantotwitch,mumble,andcontorttheirbodiesintostrangeshapes.Thedoctortriedeveryremedy,butnothingcuredtheyoungPuritans.Hegrimlyannouncedthedirediagnosis:thegirlswerebewitched!Andthentheaccusationsbegan.Theriveting,truestoryofthevictims,accusedwitches,crookedofficials,andmasshysteriathatturnedamysteriousillnessaffectingtwochildrenintoawitchhuntthattookoveradozenpeople’slivesandruinedhundredsmoreunfoldsinchillingdetailinthisyoungadultbookbyaward-winningauthorandillustratorRosalynSchanzer.Withapowerfulnarrative,chillingprimarysourceaccounts,adesignevokingtheperiod,andstylizedblack-white-and-redscratchboardillustrationsofyounggirlshavingwildfitsinthecourtroom,witchesflyingoverhead,andtheDevilandhisservantsterrorizingthePuritans,thisbookwillrivetyoungreaderswithnovelisticpower.TaughtinmiddleandhighschoolsaroundtheU.S.,the17th-centurysagaremainshauntinglyresonantaspeoplestruggleeventodaywiththeurgentneedtofindsomeonetoblamefortheirmisfortunes
作者简介
RosalynSchanzeristheaward-winningauthorandillustratorof16booksforyoungpeople,includingHowWeCrossedtheWestwhichgarneredstarredreviewsfrombothPublishersWeeklyandSchoolLibraryJournal,andGeorgeversusGeorge:TheAmericanRevolutionasSeenFromBothSides,anALANotableBook,SLJBookoftheYear,NYPL100TitlesforReadingandSharing,andOrbisPictusRecommendedbook.ShewasrecentlyawardedtheGoldMedalfromtheSocietyofIllustratorsforherworkonWitches.RozlivesinVirginiawithherhusband,Steve,inahousesurroundedbybirds.