The Witch of Blackbird Pond Study Guide

by Rebecca Gilleland

A study guide for the 1959 Newbery Medal winning novel by Elizabeth George Speare.  After the death of her grandfather, 16-year-old Kit leaves her Caribbean home to live with her Puritan aunt and uncle in Connecticut.  Her unexpected arrival sets the stage for conflict between the free-spirited Kit and the Puritan community--especially when she befriends the old widow who lives beside Blackbird Pond.  Grades 9-12.