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Tituba of Salem Village Paperback – October 20, 1991

by Ann Petry (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 91 ratings
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Tituba, the minister's slave, gazed into the stone watering trough. She did not see her own reflection. Instead, she saw a vision of herself, surrounded by angry people. The people were staring at her. Their faces showed fear.

That was several years ago. It is now 1692, and there is strange talk in Salem Village. Talk of witches. Several girls have been taken with fits, and there is only one explanation: Someone in the village has been doing the devil's work. All eyes are on Tituba, the one person who can tell fortunes with cards, and who can spin a thread so fine it must be magic. Did Tituba see the future that day at the watering trough? If so, Could she actually be hanged for practicing witchcraft?

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  1. Reading age
    8 - 12 years
  2. Print length
    272 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    3 - 7
  5. Lexile measure
    840L
  6. Dimensions
    5.12 x 0.54 x 7.62 inches
  7. Publisher
    HarperCollins
  8. Publication date
    October 20, 1991
  9. ISBN-10
    006440403X
  10. ISBN-13
    978-0064404037
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Published almost 30 years ago, this compelling novel concerns a girl brought from her native Barbados to be a slave in 17th-century Salem, and is suspected by the villagers of practic ing witchcraft. Ages 10-up.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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"The reader will be carried along by the sheer excitement of the story." -- --Madeleine L'Engle, The New York Times

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins (October 20, 1991)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 006440403X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0064404037
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 840L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.12 x 0.54 x 7.62 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 91 ratings

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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Rose Titus
5.0 out of 5 stars Sad story
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2024
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A sad story of tragic events long ago. We hope that one day our society can evolve beyond such ignorance, superstition, and prejudice.
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henry smith
4.0 out of 5 stars Good historical fiction
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2019
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Pretty good. Was decently written. A little boring at times
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Floyd
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting perspective
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2019
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This is about what led up to the Salem Witch Trials as told from one of the first accused, Tituba Indian, a slave woman. It follows the common theory of a lot of girls falsifying fits and other signs of being possessed, but still had information I was not aware of even though I knew a lot about this event before reading this. It’s a quick read and still relevant today. You can see some parallels with our modern society and the late 1600’s in Salem Village.
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Stephania D. Byrd
3.0 out of 5 stars Salem Witch Trials
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2012
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Tituba was considered by many as a fictional character in Arthur Miller's play, "The Crucible". This young person's novel gives Tituba a chance to tell her story. This copy was used and the cover was bent and torn, which I did not expect. But it is still an interesting read.
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nycdawnie
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic from childhood still a compelling read in adulthood
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2020
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As a child, I gobbled up everything I could read on the Salem witch trials. Ann Petry paints a riveting portrait of that time, with Tituba and the other characters wonderfully brought to life. This is a great read!
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Wanda
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating!
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2020
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This book was riviting! I really enjoyed it. I couldn't put it down! I became invested in the characters. Well written!
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Omni
4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Read
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2002
Tituba
This book, published in the early sixties centers around a slave woman who during the Salem Witch Trials is tried as a witch. While the book itself is written in a fashion that made me wonder if I were reading something intended for young adults, it does hold water. The story is reasonably compelling and has enough intricacies of characters and betrayals to engage the reader. It telegraphs itself from a mile away, yes, that simplicity of form making it a story that doesn’t demand nor deceive.
Tituba comes across as not so much foolish but as trapped by her circumstances. She is the property of a family, lead by a reverend of stern character in charge of white children who know that they have power over their adult caretaker. The mistress of the house spends all of her time sick and therefore powerless so the role of caretaker without authority falls to Tituba. For a book set during slavery, the subject of personal freedom isn’t addressed here because that’s not what this book is about. It’s about a further removal of rights and personal power through the witch-hunts. Tituba, through a series of first seemingly innocent events and then gradually darker, is trapped to becoming a witch on trial. Only when she is accused of being a witch does it really grind home the trap that slavery has her in. She cannot flee, she barely has rights to speak up for herself and because of race, is already half-condemned. It becomes literally her slave workman skills that bring her “friends” who will testify on her behalf, give her value over the other women on trial who are merely seen as witches.
This book is an easy read, less than a couple of hours, closer to being like a short story in it’s simplistic form and intent. The adventure of the read is the twist ending. Being a slave saves Tituba so that she can return to slavery. A dark irony that strikes home when one begins comparing what was the greater evil and how one evil can save a person from another by enshrouding them. Here, slavery is a helper, unfortunately. Luckily, it is made clear by the force of witch-hunt story that this is not a book about slavery, pro or con. It is about a woman, a Black woman, who is a slave in a culture that persecutes all of its inhabitants in any way possible for being different or having new ideas. In the end, this book is about the cruelty of humans, in so many forms---bigotry, misogyny, racism, etc..
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5.0 out of 5 stars Book is a rare find
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2018
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Ordered this book for my niece who needed it for school. There weren’t many copies of this book out there so glad I was able to locate one.
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