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Elizabeth George Speare (1908–1994)

Author of The Witch of Blackbird Pond

24+ Works 25,494 Members 374 Reviews 17 Favorited

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Works by Elizabeth George Speare

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Y/A fiction, 18th century Massachusetts in Name that Book (May 2013)
fiction set during Jesus' time in Name that Book (December 2010)
The Bronze Bow and bias in Read YA Lit (November 2009)

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After Daniel bar Jamin's father is crucified by the Roman Empire, Daniel wants nothing more than to rid his land of Israel of Roman control once and for all. Yet when David meets Jesus of Nazareth, a traveling carpenter with a gentle message of love and forgiveness, David starts to realize that the hate festering in his heart might be his true enemy after all.
 
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PlumfieldCH | 49 other reviews | Dec 26, 2023 |
Early one morning in the year 1754 the stillness of Charlestown, New Hampshire, was shattered by shrill war whoops and the terror of an Indian raid. Young Miriam Willard, on a day which had promised new happiness, found herself instead a captive on a forest trail, caught up in the ebb and flow of the French and Indian War.

It was a horrowing march north. Miriam could only force herself to the next stopping place, the next small portion of food, the next icy stream to be crossed. What waits at the end of the trail--besides an Indian quantlet and a life of slavery?

Based on an actual narrative.
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PlumfieldCH | 14 other reviews | Dec 15, 2023 |
Independent reading level: 5+
Awards: Newbery Award
 
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Works
24
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3
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Rating
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Reviews
374
ISBNs
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Languages
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Favorited
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