title: Witches: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem
author:  Rosalyn Schanzer 
description: Rosalyn Schanzer is the award-winning author andillustrator of 16 books for young people, including <i>How We Crossed the West</i> which garnered starred reviews from both Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal, and <i>George versus George: The American Revolution as Seen From Both Sides</i>, an ALA Notable Book, SLJ Book of the Year, NYPL 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, and Orbis Pictus Recommended book. She was recently awarded the Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators for her work on <i>Witches</i>. Roz lives in Virginia with her husband, Steve, in a house surrounded by birds.
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  A Little Girl in Old Salem
  
  
  
  
  
  [CHAPTER I. TWO LETTERS  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER II. THE LITTLE GIRL  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER III. A STRANGER, YET AT HOME  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER IV. UNWELCOME  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER V. MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE LITTLE GIRL  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER VI. GOING TO SCHOOL  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER VII. CHANGEFUL LIGHTS OF CHILDHOOD  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER VIII. SORROW'S CROWN OF SORROW  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER IX. LESSONS OF LIFE  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER X. A NEW DEPARTURE  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER XI. THE VOICE OF A ROSE  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER XII. CHANGES IN THE OLD HOUSE  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER XIII. A TASTE OF PLEASURE  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER XIV. IN GAY OLD SALEM  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER XV. LOVERS AND LOVERS  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER XVI. PERILOUS PATHS  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER XVII. THE FLOWERING OF THE SOUL  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER XVIII. THE PASSING OF OLD SALEM
  
  
  
  
  
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  # A Little Girl in Old Salem
  
  
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