witchcraft

Get ready to blast back to the past and learn all about the Salem Witch Trials. This series offers kids a unique look at the Salem Witch Trials, giving them a strong sense of the who's, what's, and whys through cool, little-known facts and details.

Presents more than five hundred alphabetized, cross-referenced entries on witchcraft, from its earliest legends to the components of modern Wicca and Paganism.

Traces the roots and foundation of magic, exploring how it has shaped humans' view of the universe and their place within it and discussing how magic and witchcraft have been viewed by various civilizations throughout history.

Your next door neighbor may be a witch with a regular day job, who practices magic, gathers with other witches in a coven, and continues to fight stereotypes every day.

An introduction to the Salem Witch Trials.

"Assigned to a mysterious independent-study gym class together, seventh-graders Mack, Fiona, Darren, and Gabriella are confused. Their bewilderment turns to incredulity and disbelief when their teacher, Mrs. Therian, reveals that they are all descendants of ancient shape-changing families, and their destiny is to fight a coming war against a dangerous warlock"--Provided by publisher.

Bethan, apprentice to a Welsh Roma witch, is harrassed by the son of the clan's chieftan and then, after a brutal assault against her and a friend, must collect grisly objects to save her friend's life.

In a diary, Melanie recounts the strange events that occur in her town--which is dominated by a conservative mega-church--after she and her friends experiment with witchcraft by using a mysterious spell book.

There are strange doings in Village Town, what with people turning into sheep, and pigs flying, and a talking rooster with teeth tells nine-year-old knights Thud and Blunder that an Evil Wizard is responsible--but it turns out that the rooster has an agenda of his own.

Explores the history of the use of the Salem witch trials as a metaphor for persecution, intolerance, and bigotry.