A Break with Charity: A Story about the Salem Witch Trials

Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons: The Story of Phillis Wheatley (Great Episodes)

Author: Ann Rinaldi

Susanna desperately wants to join the circle of girls who meet every week at the parsonage. What she doesn’t realize is that the girls are about to set off a torrent of false accusations leading to the imprisonment and execution of countless innocent people. Susanna faces a painful choice. Should she keep quiet and let the witch-hunt panic continue, or should she “break ch….Read More

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