History Smashers: Salem Witch Trials
Kate Messner
Aug 2024 · History Smashers Book 9 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Deanna Anthony
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Myths! Lies! Neighbors casting spells? Grab your brookstick, beloved educator and author Kate Messner is cleaning up the biggest myths and misconceptions about the Salem Witch Trials.
A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
In 1692, a few paranoid Puritans accused their neighbors of being witches sending the town flying off the (broomstick) handle. Before it was all over, dozens of women in Salem, Massachusetts were executed—burned at the stake. RIGHT?
WRONG! There was some serious witch worry, but no one in the United States was put on a pyre (though the truth isn't much better). And women weren’t the only ones caught in crossfire.
What really happened? The truth is historians aren’t totally sure. But it is certain that religious beliefs, a changing world, and a few super nosy neighbors collided to spell disaster for one New England town. No joke!
Award-winning author Kate Messner demolishes everything you thought you knew about history.
Ready to bust new myths? Check out more titles in the History Smashers series: The Mayflower • The American Revolution • The Titanic • Plagues and Pandemics
A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
In 1692, a few paranoid Puritans accused their neighbors of being witches sending the town flying off the (broomstick) handle. Before it was all over, dozens of women in Salem, Massachusetts were executed—burned at the stake. RIGHT?
WRONG! There was some serious witch worry, but no one in the United States was put on a pyre (though the truth isn't much better). And women weren’t the only ones caught in crossfire.
What really happened? The truth is historians aren’t totally sure. But it is certain that religious beliefs, a changing world, and a few super nosy neighbors collided to spell disaster for one New England town. No joke!
Award-winning author Kate Messner demolishes everything you thought you knew about history.
Ready to bust new myths? Check out more titles in the History Smashers series: The Mayflower • The American Revolution • The Titanic • Plagues and Pandemics
Myths! Lies! Neighbors casting spells? Grab your brookstick, beloved educator and author Kate Messner is cleaning up the biggest myths and misconceptions about the Salem Witch Trials.
A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
In 1692, a few paranoid Puritans accused their neighbors of bein...
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KATE MESSNER is passionately curious and writes books that encourage kids to wonder, too. Her titles include award-winning picture books, like Over and Under the Snow; novels, like Breakout and Chirp; the Fergus and Zeke easy reader series and the popular Ranger in Time chapter books; and works of nonfiction with a focus on nature and history.
KATE MESSNER is passionately curious and writes books that encourage kids to wonder, too. Her titles include award-winning picture books, like Over and Under the Snow; novels, like Breakout and Chirp; the Fergus and Zeke easy reader series and the popular Ranger in Time chapter books; and works o...
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