When Abbey Hanover's parents inherit an old house in Massachusetts, she discovers that Felicity Crane had been hanged there three hundred years ago as a witch, and soon Abbey is hurtling back into the past to save Felicity. Original.
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Gr. 7^-12. This time-travel suspense novel has an extra twist. Not only does the narrator, Abbey Harmon, find herself traveling back to the days of the Salem witch trials, but also she leaves her own reality in 1963, giving teen readers a good look at what life was like when their parents were in high school. Staub provides a good mix of history, humor, and romance as well as a high level of suspense without gratuitous violence as Abbey searches for a way to alter history and save Felicity Crane and an unidentified stranger (who turns out to be Abbey herself) from being hung as witches. Abbey is intelligent, witty, and believable, without being too good to be true. The 1960s family dynamic is right on target, and the author handles the vagaries of time travel in a convincing and consistent manner. A refreshing step-up from much that's available for young adults who read horror fiction. Jeanne Triner
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I'm an award winning, New York Times bestselling suspense novelist of more than 70 novels. All of my adult thrillers and in print backlist are available on Amazon and many are e-books as well. Check out my author website at www.WendyCorsiStaub.com, my reader community site at www.WendyCorsiStaubCommunity.com, and my author page at www.facebook.com/pages/Wendy-Corsi-Staub/43054289209. I'm also a bestselling novelist with the chick lit and romantic comedy I write under the pseudonym "Wendy Markham."
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TO 1963 AND BEYOND!,
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Abbey Harmon (called "Hanover" the back of the book cover), 17, her parents and 10-year-old brothers Peter and Paul spend a summer in the sleepy Massachusetts town of Seacliffe. Rife with history pertaining to the infamous Salem witch trials, Seacliffe remains enshrouded in mystery as does the house. It has a history steeped in history related to the Salem trials; the illustrious Crane family built the house and supposedly their daughter Felicity was hanged for witchcraft.Abbey, a Manhattanite detests the summer home immediately. She and her younger brother Peter sense something wrong in the summer house and sense the presence of spectors. Her summer is brightened when a pen pal in Liverpool mails her a Beatles' single and pendant to match; she meets the shy, somewhat silly and immature Katie Kennedy and her older brother, Riley. Abbey is determined not to like anything or anybody in Seacliffe. Her defenses get chipped away by the cheerful Katie and when Abbey discovers her steady in Manhattan has been seeing other people, she realizes that maybe Riley isn't so bad after all. The other discovery Abbey makes is in the history of the house. It seems to have a link to the 1690s. Katie knows about a closet in the "keeping room" that is really a link to that era. Abbey goes through the closet, not unlike Lucy in "The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe" and uncovers some startling secrets. The worlds of the 1690s and the early 1960s collide almost painfully, yet the author pulls it off with finesse. Questions remain. Can history be changed? Can Felicity be spared the hangman's noose? What of those who knew Felicity? And will Abbey return? What parts do Riley and Katie play? All in all, a masterfully crafted book that will certainly hold readers' interest, regardless of age.
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The best book I've Read!!!,
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This book was very well written and is the best I've read. The storyline is exciting and at the end of each chapter, you will want to read the next. Abby is a normal teenager who moves to Seacliff, Massachusettes for the summer. She is very bored and unhappy with the other teenagers there. Then she weets a boy named Riley. Then a stranger from the past comes to take Abby back in time to save an innocent girl accused of being a witch. The story is the best. I couldn't put it down. So if you want to read a good book, read Witch Hunt!!!
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WOW THIS IS A GREAT BOOK,
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I love this book. I've read it 5 times. And each time it seems to get BETTER! If thats even possibly. I think it's pieced together really good too.
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