Witch Child by Celia Rees

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Witch child, Celia Rees

1. when: time setting: 1659 to 1660

2. where: place setting: England, boat, new land Beulah

3. who: characters main: Mary she is 14 years old, a witch and rebellious, minor: Martha: she's the woman who took care of Mary at the boat and in Beulah. the Rivers family and the Morses: these are the friends of Mary and she lives together with them. Jaybird: an Indian boy Mary meets when she is in the forest in the sequel she marries him and they live together.

4. what: plot: Mary lives in England with her grandmother, but when she is killed because she is a witch, Mary is taken to her mother, who she has never seen before. Her mother has a plan for her, Mary will go to the new land with puritans. On the boat strange things happen, but when they're in Beulah, a city in the new land where the puritans will stay, Mary has difficulties hiding her true nature, because she is a witch. After almost a year, she is accused of witch craft thanks to several events, and she flees into the nearby forest. This