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Chronicles the events that led to imprisonment and execution of innocent people because of the hysteria of a few Puritans and their beliefs of witchcraft.

"Would you have survived the Salem witch trials? Make decisions and tally your score to find out. Written at a lower reading level with considerate text, these high maturity books are sure to grab struggling readers as they engage and play along. Also includes a table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, sidebars, educational matter, and activities"--

Relates the causes, events, and aftermath of the witchcraft trials which took place in Salem, Massachusetts, in the early 1690's and resulted in the deaths of more than nineteen people.

Follow the actions of a young detective as you read this true story, study the clues, and try to understand the hysteria surrounding a group of girls who reportedly fell under the spell of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692.

Describes the history surrounding Salem's famous witch hunt and witch trials that occurred during the late seventeenth century.

Uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount the history of the witch hunt and trials that occurred in Salem, Massachusetts, in the seventeenth century.

Salem, Massachusetts, 1692. In a plain meetinghouse a woman stands before her judges. The accusers, girls and young women, are fervent and overexcited. The accused is a poor, unpopular woman who had her first child before she was married. As the trial proceeds, the girls begin to wail, tear their clothing, and scream that the woman is hurting them. Are they acting or are they really tormented by an unseen evil? Whatever the cause, the nightmare has...