Duble, Kathleen. The Sacrifice. NY: Margaret K. Mc.Elderry Books, 2005. 210 pages. (Historical Fiction)The main characters in this book were Abby, Dorothy, Mama, Papa, and Aunt Elizabeth. This story took place in Andover, Massachusetts in 1692. The problem that they all faced was that two girls in Salem were telling everyone that they were being tormented by the devil, and only if a witch laid a hand on their arm, they would be silenced. The town sheriff of Salem came over to Andover with the two girls and had a witch test. Anyone whose hand silences the girls will be put in jail and have a trial for being a witch. Luckily, the family passes the test, because the girls were picking at random who they were going to accuse. But, just as the family got comfortable, they learned that Aunt Elizabeth was accused of being a witch. Then, just when things couldn’t get worse, they do: the old nanny who quit, decided to take revenge on the family and accuses Abby and Dorothy. They try to solve the problem by toughing it out, but that doesn’t work to well, so they come up with a plan to make it look like they were instructed by someone to become witches. Another interesting thing that happened in this novel was that when they were in prison, someone near and dear to them died.
In ten words, I would describe this book as a very interesting book that kept me on my toes. I would completely recommend this book to everyone. It was scary, but not too scary. The author did a phenomenal job getting the point across of the horror that was the witch trials.
Reviewed by: Garfield3
