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Hour of the witch

a novel
2021
"The story of a young Puritan woman who marries the wrong man and soon finds herself caught up in the violence and hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials"--Provided by publisher.

It's great to be a fan in Massachusetts

2019
Explores the confluence between sports, history, economics, and geography in Massachusetts.

I'm reading about Massachusetts

the Bay State!
2014
Presents facts about the state of Massachusetts, including landmarks, people, symbols, and more.

Team time machine rides along with Paul Revere

"Team Time Machine has another adventure on their hands. They're riding with Paul Revere! Revere famously alerted colonists to approaching British forces at the start of the Revolutionary War. Readers will follow the kids of Team Time Machine and Paul Revere as they ride from Boston to Lexington to save the day"--Provided by publisher.

Magic lessons

"After Maria Owens was abandoned in a snowy field in rural 1600s England as a baby she comes under the care of Hannah Owens and she learns about the 'Unnamed Arts.' Hanna recognizes that Maria has a gift and teaches the girl all she knows. When Maria is abandoned by the man who has declared his love for her, she follows him to Salem, Massachusetts. Here she invokes the curse that will huant her family. And it's here that she learns the rules of magic and the lesson that she will carry with her for the rest of her life. Love is the only thing that matters"--Adapted from publisher description.

Writers & lovers

a novel
2020
"Casey is still clutching onto something nearly all her old friends have let go of: the determination to live a creative life. When she falls for two very different men her world fractures even more. Casey's fight to fulfill her creative ambitions and balance the conflicting demands of art and life is challenged in ways that push her to the brink"--OCLC.

Night of the spadefoot toads

2012
When his family moves from Tucson, Arizona, to Massachusetts, fifth-grader Ben has a hard time leaving the desert he loves, but when he finds a kindred spirit in his science teacher and ends up trying to help her with some of her problems, he finally begins to feel at home.

John Adams under fire

the founding father's fight for justice in the Boston Massacre murder trial
2020
"History remembers John Adams as a Founding Father and our country's second president. But in the tense years before the American Revolution, he was still just a lawyer, fighting for justice in one of the most explosive murder trials of the era. On the night of March 5, 1770, shots were fired by British soldiers on the streets of Boston, killing five civilians. The Boston Massacre has often been called the first shots of the American Revolution. . . . Yet when the British soldiers faced trial, the young lawyer Adams was determined that they receive a fair one. He volunteered to represent them, keeping the peace in a powder keg of a colony, and in the process created some of the foundations of what would become United States law"--Provided by publisher.

The Mayflower

"Myths about the Mayflower and the Pilgrim's arrival in modern-day America debunked"--Provided by the publisher.

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