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Gr 9 Up—A fine historical novel about witchcraft, passion, and intolerance set in 17-century Scotland. Maggie Blair, 16, narrowly escapes execution for witchcraft that claims her grandmother, an unpleasant old woman whom a local landowner accuses of sorcery at least in part to steal her land. Maggie flees the Isle of Bute with the help of a family friend and makes her way to the mainland to the home of her uncle, a religious dissenter, but intolerance dogs th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Although this novel is set in Scotland in the 1680s, its themes of faith and fanaticism are eminently topical today. Maggie's bitter old Granny is condemned to die for practicing witchcraft. An orphan, Maggie too is falsely accused of witchcraft and imprisoned, but a neighbor helps her escape and leave her island home to seek out her father's family, the Blairs. But the Blairs are Covenanters, Presbyt...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In 1680s Scotland, Maggie, falsely accused of witchcraft, seeks refuge with her father's family. But the Blairs are Covenanters, and ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More