Elizabeth George Speare

In 1687, Kit Tyler moves from the Caribbean to Connecticut Colony. Feeling out of place in the Puritan household of her aunt, she befriends an old woman considered a witch by the community and suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchcraft.

When the Romans brutally kill Daniel bar Jamin's father, the young Palestinian searches for a leader to drive them out, but comes to realize that love may be a more powerful weapon than hate.

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.