Tituba - Hardcover

Miller, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152018972 ISBN 13: 9780152018979

Publisher: Harcourt Brace International, 2000

Synopsis

In the winter of 1692, trouble erupted in Salem Village. The fits and dreams of two young girls set off a witch-hunt. More than eighty villagers found themselves charged with witchcraft; twenty-five lost their lives. At the center of the storm stood Tituba, a West Indian slave who was among the first accused. This is the story of her struggle and the profound questions she confronted: Was her folk wisdom really witchcraft? Would she have to offer a false confession to save her life? And where, amid so much anger and turmoil, could she turn for hope and strength?

About this title

About the Author:

William Miller is a poet and the author of many children's books. He teaches creative writing and African American literature at York College of Pennsylvania. Leonard Jenkins is a fine artist who has illustrated several children's books, including Walter Dean Myers's Malcolm X: A Fire Burning Brightly. He lives in New York City, where he teaches painting at the School of Visual Arts.

Synopsis:

Story of Tituba, a West Indian slave who was unjustly accused of witchcraft at the outset of the Salem, Massachusetts, witch trials.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harcourt Brace International
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0152018972
• ISBN 13: 9780152018979
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Jenkins Leonard