Speare, Elizabeth George

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Life in colonial America

The story of how Americans lived from the first settlements at Jamestown to the Revolution. Grades 6-9.

The witch of Blackbird Pond

A young girl rebels against bigotry which culminates in a witch hunt and a breathtaking trial.

The sign of the beaver

2004
Left alone to guard the family's wilderness home in eighteenth-century Maine, a boy is hard-pressed to survive until local Indians teach him their skills.
Cover image of The sign of the beaver

The witch of blackbird pond

Born in the Caribbean islands, Kit finds life in the Connecticut colony of her relatives to be extremely bleak and lonely. When her only friendship is discovered, she finds herself accused of witchcraft.

The witch of blackbird pond

Born in the Caribbean islands, Kit finds life in the Connecticut colony of her relatives to be extremely bleak and lonely. When her only friendship is discovered, she finds herself accused of witchcraft.

The witch of Blackbird Pond

In 1687 in Connecticut, Kit Tyler, feeling out of place in the Puritan household of her aunt, befriends an old woman considered a witch by the community and suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchcraft.
Cover image of The witch of Blackbird Pond

Calico Captive

An Englishwoman, Miriam Willard, becomes a captive during the French and Indian War in 1754. After a harrowing march north to Montreal she discovers a city filled with the intrigue of war.
Cover image of Calico Captive

The sign of the beaver

Left alone to guard the family's wilderness home in eighteenth-century Maine, a boy is hard-pressed to survive until local Indians teach him their skills.

The witch of blackbird pond

Born in the Caribbean islands, Kit finds life in the Connecticut colony of her relatives to be extremely bleak and lonely. When her only friendship is discovered, she finds herself accused of witchcraft.

Life in Colonial America

Panorama of life in the early American colonies from Jamestown to the Revolution, illustrated with many photographs and drawings. May be used as an introduction to Tunis' Colonial living.

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