The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Another entry in the Children's Books I Didn't Read as a Child list, and I've gotta say most of the time when I read middle-grade type stuff, I come away much more impressed than I do with a lot of “grown-up” literature. I won't summarize, you can find that elsewhere; I liked Kit as a narrator, and her naivete (or optimism, I prefer!) reminded me a lot of how I thought as a somewhat immature 16-year-old, wanting to make the most of things, “bloom where I was planted” so to speak, fall in love, be accepted despite the weirdo things about me. (Gasp, I can both read and swim! lol) I worried that it was going to take a darker turn there towards the end, with the witch trials and the rumblings of war with England, but I thought it wrapped up perfectly. Speare didn't shy away from showing how things would have been, doing so in an age-appropriate manner while still getting to the heart of the history, and I always appreciate that in children's lit.

I listened to the audiobook, which was very good.