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Elizabeth George Spear's The Witch Of Blackbird Pond
Imagine being hunted down and put on trial for something you didn't commit. There is a book that has a similar story line. This book is called The Witch of Blackbird Pond by
Elizabeth George Spear. It is a story that tells you of the journeys of a girl named Kit, who leaves her home to live with her aunt. She is challenged with the life of Puritans. Kit is doing well until fever erupts and all the children catch it. They look to her and blame her for what is happening. If people judge others fairly then justice can be upheld.
People should not judge others if they do not know them. Such as when Kit jumped in the water to retrieve Prudence's doll and Goodwife Cruff said Kit was a witch because she swam. "'She has been insisting to my father

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