Witch Hunt

By Wendy Corsi Staub

Abbey is not looking forward to moving with her parents into a run-down old house in Massachusetts, where a teenage girl lived 300 years ago until she was hanged for being a witch. Then Abbey meets a pair of time-travelers and finds herself hurtling back in time. Abbey will meet the teenage witch and try to save her from the hangman's noose.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786012471
• ISBN13: 9780786012473
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Pinnacle Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.3" x 0.8" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

TO 1963 AND BEYOND!

Abbey Harmon (called "Hanover" the back of the book cover), 17, her parents and 10-year-old brothers Peter and Paul spend a summer in the sleepy Massachusetts town of Seacliffe. Rife with history pertaining to the infamous Salem witch trials, Seacliffe remains enshrouded in mystery as does the house. It has a history steeped in history related to the Salem trials; the illustrious Crane family built the house and supposedly their daughter Felicity was hanged for witchcraft.Abbey, a Manhattanite detests the summer home immediately. She and her younger brother Peter sense something wrong in the summer house and sense the presence of spectors. Her summer is brightened when a pen pal in Liverpool mails her a Beatles' single and pendant to match; she meets the shy, somewhat silly and immature Katie Kennedy and her older brother, Riley. Abbey is determined not to like anything or anybody in Seacliffe. Her defenses get chipped away by the cheerful Katie and when Abbey discovers her steady in Manhattan has been seeing other people, she realizes that maybe Riley isn't so bad after all.The other discovery Abbey makes is in the history of the house. It seems to have a link to the 1690s. Katie knows about a closet in the "keeping room" that is really a link to that era.Abbey goes through the closet, not unlike Lucy in "The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe" and uncovers some startling secrets. The worlds of the 1690s and the early 1960s collide almost painfully, yet the author pulls it off with finesse. Questions remain. Can history be changed? Can Felicity be spared the hangman's noose? What of those who knew Felicity? And will Abbey return? What parts do Riley and Katie play? All in all, a masterfully crafted book that will certainly hold readers' interest, regardless of age.

The best book I've Read!!!

This book was very well written and is the best I've read. The storyline is exciting and at the end of each chapter, you will want to read the next. Abby is a normal teenager who moves to Seacliff, Massachusettes for the summer. She is very bored and unhappy with the other teenagers there. Then she weets a boy named Riley. Then a stranger from the past comes to take Abby back in time to save an innocent girl accused of being a witch. The story is the best. I couldn't put it down. So if you want to read a good book, read Witch Hunt!!!

It's been a long time, but it is still wonderful

I read this story about six years ago, when I borrowed it from my older cousin. I loved it. It takes place in the 1960s, and the main character, Abbey, travels back in time and is accused of being a witch. Along the way, she has to change the history of the town she has just moved to. And a lot of other stuff happens, too. I love this book, and cannot wait to read it again.

WOW THIS IS A GREAT BOOK

I love this book. I've read it 5 times. And each time it seems to get BETTER! If thats even possibly. I think it's pieced together really good too.

Wow!

All the clues throughout the book get pieced together so perfectly