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In the harsh climate of Salem Village during the 1692 witch trials, the Faulker sisters, Abigail (10) and Dorothy, are falsely accused of witchcraft by a servant. Locked in the Salem Jail for nearly a year, they endure lice, mistreatment, and starvation while their aunt dies in prison. The sisters eventually escape execution and are cleared by the court, but at a deeply painful cost.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Kathleen Benner Duble
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