The people in Connecticut are Puritans, which puts Kit on the opposite site of a political conflict. In Barbados, Kit was part of a prominent, slave-owning family, but in Connecticut, she’s just another girl. However, Kit was orphaned at a very young age, and now, her grandfather has died, so Kit is on her way to live with her Aunt Rachel, her mother’s sister, who is married to a Puritan and is living in Connecticut. Kit was born in Barbados, where her grandfather owned a plantation, which he received in a grant from the king. The year is 1687, and a sixteen-year-old girl named Kit (short for Katherine) Tyler is traveling by ship from Barbados to the Connecticut Colony. It’s more appropriate for middle school level children and older. This is a book that is often used in American schools or recommended to students, but because of the complexity of the story and dark subject matter, I wouldn’t recommend it to young children. The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare, 1958.
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