Wednesday, November 19, 2008

The Sacrifice by Kathleen Benner Duble

In the year 1692, ten-year-old Abigail Faulkner and her family, living in Salem, Massachusetts, witches have been found, and widespread fear and panic reigns just a few miles from Abigail's home in Andover. When two girls are brought from Salem to identify witches in Andover, suspicion sweeps the town as well-respected members of the community are accused of witchcraft. Chaos consumes Andover, and the Faulkners find themselves in the center of it all when friend turns against friend, neighbor against neighbor, in a desperate fight for the truth. Abigail and her sister, Dorothy, must find a way to survive during a period of history marked by terror, adversity, and ignorance. Told from Abigail's point of view and based on actual events in the author's own family history.

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