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Salem witch trials

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Call Number

J 133.43 MESS (CEN, EAS, OSH, WSQ)

Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Random House Books for Young Readers, [2024]

Physical Description

187 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.

Audience

Grades 4-6 Random House Books for Young Readers.

Summary

"Bust some of history's biggest myths and learn the truth about the Salem witch trials"--

Contents

The witch hunter's handbook
Strange fits and neighborly feuds
Witch cakes and accusations
Where's the evidence?
Trial by ghost story
Chaos in the courts
Which witch is which?
The beginning of the end
Apologies and not-quite-apologies
The legacy of Salem
A timeline of Salem witch trials.

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