Kit Tyler decides to leave her home in Barbados for America after the death of her grandfather. She heads to Connecticut to live with the only remaining members of her family. Kit learns quickly that her free-spirited attitude and lavish lifestyle causes her to stand out in the Puritan town. As she desperately tries to fit in, she meets a strange old woman who is an outcast in the town. As two other misfits join the friendship, she finally begins to find happiness but her strange ways and forbidden friendship catch up with her when she is accused of being a witch.
My Thoughts
I couldn't put this book down. The story line and character development is excellent. I became a part of the story and a part of the world in which it took place. I'm not sure that this story would be something that today's young reader would pick up on their own, however, it could certainly be used as a part of a school curriculum dealing with the witch trials or the Puritan lifestyle. Of course, there is always the young girl struggles through hardships but ends up becoming a heroine and meeting the love of her life that is always a popular theme with female tweens.
Library Usage
I would use this book in a Book Talk program with tweens who are studying the Puritans and Witch Trials.
Journal Reviews
Booklist Review, December 15, 1958
"The author of Calico Captive has written another outstanding historical romance with a compelling theme and fully realized characters and background."
Kirkus Reviews, August 1, 1958
"Kit's vindication, her gradual integration into the community, and the positive effect she has on those about her combine here in a well documented novel to rival the author's first work, Calico Captive, which received wide acclaim as a work of "superior historical fiction".
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