num_pages: 320
description: Susanna English desperately wants to join the circle of girls who meet every week at the parsonage, but she doesn€™t realize the leader of the group, the malicious Ann Putnam, is about to set off a torrent of false accusations that will lead to the imprisonment and execution of countless innocent people-victims of a witch-hunt panic. €œThe author€™s skillful manipulation of the conventions of the young-adult novel-particularly the rich exploration of being an outsider and going against the mainstream-makes this book a superb vehicle for examining the social dynamics of this legendary event.€-The Horn Book
language: English
title: A Break with Charity: A Story about the Salem Witch Trials
titlecomplete: A Break with Charity: A Story about the Salem Witch Trials
genres: Fiction, Historical, Young Adult Historical Fiction, Witches, 17th Century, Teen, School, Young Adult, Childrens, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 5990
places: Massachusetts
publisher: Gulliver Books Paperbacks