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"Something wicked was brewing in the small town of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. It started when two girls, Betty Parris and Abigail Williams, began having hysterical fits. Soon after, other local girls claimed they were being pricked with pins. With no scientific explanation available, the residents of Salem came to one conclusion: it was witchcraft! Over the next year and a half, nineteen people were convicted of witchcraft and hanged while more languished in prison as hysteria swept the colony. Author Joan Holub gives readers and inside look at this sinister chapter in history."-Provided by publisher.



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Joan Holub

Joan is a NY Times bestselling children's author, with books starring goddessgirls, poodles, a superhero zero, and even a red pencil, in stories about friendship, girl-power, mythology, and other universally important stuff:* MIGHTY DADS, a picture book illus by James Dean* LITTLE RED WRITING, a picture book, 3 starred reviews 4 notable lists* GODDESS GIRLS series - a middle school spin on Greek Mythology, co-author Suzanne Williams* THIS LITTLE TRAILBLAZER; THIS LITTLE ARTIST; THIS LITTLE SCIENTIST; THIS LITTLE PRESIDENT and more -- a fun nonfiction board book series* ZERO THE HERO - a picture book illus by NY Times bestselling Tom Lichtenheld * LITTLE GODDESS GIRLS series (#1 Athena and the Magic Land, ages 5-7) * THUNDER GIRLS a middle school spin on Norse mythology (#1 Freya and the Magic Jewel) * SHAMPOODLE* BALLET STARS* WHO WAS BABE RUTH? / WHAT IS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY? http://www.joanholub.com



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