where was the witch of blackbird pond published
United States 1958 Houghton Mifflin
title: The Witch of Blackbird Pond text: The Witch of Blackbird Pond The Witch of Blackbird Pond is a children's novel by American author Elizabeth George Speare, published in 1958. The story takes place in late-17th century New England. It won the Newbery Medal in 1959. In April 1687, 16 year-old Katherine Tyler (known throughout the story as Kit Tyler) leaves her home in Barbados after her grandfather dies and a 50-year-old man tries to marry her. She goes to Wethersfield, Connecticut to live with her Aunt Rachel, Uncle Matthew, and her 2 cousins , Judith and Mercy, in their Puritan community. In Connecticut, there is a title: The Witch of Blackbird Pond text: owns the ship completely head to toe and they go off to visit Uncle Matthew. Many places in the novel are actual locations in Old Wethersfield, Connecticut. They include: The Witch of Blackbird Pond The Witch of Blackbird Pond is a children's novel by American author Elizabeth George Speare, published in 1958. The story takes place in late-17th century New England. It won the Newbery Medal in 1959. In April 1687, 16 year-old Katherine Tyler (known throughout the story as Kit Tyler) leaves her home in Barbados after her grandfather dies and a 50-year-old man tries to marry her. She title: Marilyn Fain Apseloff text: "They Wrote for Children Too: An Annotated Bibliography of Children's Books by Famous Writers for Adults". Apseloff's third book, "Elizabeth George Speare", published in 1991, focused on the American writer and Newbery Medal winner's works for children, including "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" and "The Sign of the Beaver". Apseloff contributed articles entitled "Literature for Children" to the "World Book Year Book" every year from 1984 through 2004. Marilyn Fain Apseloff Marilyn Fain Apseloff (March 18, 1934 - February 22, 2018) was an American author and a professor at Kent State University, known for her study of children's literature. Apseloff title: Elizabeth George Speare text: It features a colonial New Hampshire family kidnapped by Native Americans in 1754. The next year she completed her second historical novel, "The Witch of Blackbird Pond", which won numerous awards including the Newbery Medal. Ideas and inspiration for both books came to Speare while she was researching the history of New England and Connecticut, respectively. She earned her second Newbery Medal for her third book, "The Bronze Bow", published in 1961. "The Sign of the Beaver" (1984) was a Newbery Honor winner and won the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction and the Christopher Award. Biographer Marilyn Fain Apseloff title: Buttolph–Williams House text: role in the Newbery Medal-winning book "The Witch of Blackbird Pond", by Elizabeth George Speare. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1968. Connecticut Landmarks also operates other historic house museums, including: Buttolph–Williams House The Buttolph–Williams House is a historic house museum at 249 Broad Street in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Built in 1711, it is one of the oldest surviving houses in the town. It is owned by Connecticut Landmarks, a historic preservation organization, and is open for regular tours between May and October. it was designated a National Historic