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2008., Little, Brown Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Contributor biographical information Publisher description Summary Note: Ten-year-old Sarah Chapman, recovering from smallpox in 1752, becomes caught up in another life and death battle when her mother, Martha, is accused of witchcraft by her uncle who wants the plot of land on which the Chapman family is living, and the rest of the community, looking for a scapegoat for their own troubles, joins the campaign to have Martha hanged.
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2009., Back Bay books Call No: Historical FIC Kent Edition: Back Bay trade pbk. ed. Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Click here to view Summary Note: In 1752, Sarah Carrier Chapman writes a letter to her granddaughter revealing a secret she has buried in her heart for over half a century. After Sarah and her family arrived in Andover, they encounter a community stricken by superstition and fear due to Native-American raids and the spread of a plague. Suddenly the Puritans believe that heretics in their town are responsible and the witchcraft trials begin. Sarah's mother Martha is among those who are arrested.
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2010., Little, Brown and Co. Call No: Historical FIC Kent Edition: 1st ed. Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Forced into work as a servant, nineteen-year-old Martha Allen keeps to herself but soon discovers that Thomas Carrier, a fellow hired worker who is unusually quiet, is someone with whom she can share the dark secrets of her past. Gradually, Martha discovers Thomas' own history as an English soldier, and realizes that his secrets could place her and her loved ones in danger.
