Book Report: Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare

First Name:	Anna
Age:	7
Book Title:	The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Author:	Elizabeth George Speare
Fiction Genres:	Historical Fiction,Realistic Fiction
Write three (3) sentences which describe the Setting of the book. Be sure use descriptive words.:	The book takes place in Connecticut. Kit lives in a small house near Blackbird Pond. It is 1687 the time of the Witch Trials
List all of the main characters in the book, and share a little bit of information about each character.:	Kit Tyler, Mercy Wood, Judith Wood, Hannah Tupper, Prudence Cruff.Kit moved from Barbados to Connecticut. Here at Connecticut the culture is VERY different. Mercy is Kit’s cousin and friend. Judith is also Kit’s cousin and likes to brag. Hannah lives in a tiny hut near Blackbird Pond. People say that she is a witch, but she is not. She is also a Quaker. She becomes Kit’s friend. Prudence is a little girl who is not allowed to go to the dame school. Her mom is very mean, but her dad is nicer. She becomes Kit and Hannah’s friend. She secretly learns to read and write at Hannah’s house.
If there was a problem presented in the book, write three (3) sentences about it. Otherwise, write three sentences about your favorite part of the book.:	My favorite part was the actual trial, when the townspeople were trying to prove Kit was a witch. The trial was my favorite part because it was exciting and suspenseful.
If there was a problem presented in the book, write three (3) sentences about how the problem was solved. If there was not problem, write three sentences about what you would have liked to have seen in the book that the author did not include.:	I loved the book and thought the author should include nothing more than she did.
How did this book make you feel? Write three (3) sentences describing the feelings you had, when reading the book.:	The book made me feel like I did not want to live during that time.
Star Rating:	5
Write three (3) sentences describing why you gave this book this rating.:	I gave the book this rating because I like the book. It was exciting and different from most books we’ve read because I don’t think I’ve ever read a realistic fiction novel before.