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272 pp.
| Atheneum |
November, 2003 |
TradeISBN 0-689-84864-1$$18.95
(2)
YA
This deeply researched examination of the trials is a multilayered lesson in the study and understanding of history. While what actually happened in Salem is not easily discerned, Aronson offers plenty of discussion of possible motives and causes. Teachers may be this book's most apt audience, though teen readers will surely gain insight into the complexities of history itself. Extensive notes, timeline. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Margaret A. Bush
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2004