The Witch of Blackbird Pond is a children's fictional 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.
Read more about The Witch Of Blackbird Pond: Plot Summary, Characters, Allusions To Local Geography
Other articles related to "the witch of blackbird pond, blackbird pond":
... They include Blackbird Pond (has since dried up) The Great Meadows The Congregational Church on Main Street The Buttolph-Williams House is considered to be the house ...
Famous quotes containing the words pond, witch and/or blackbird:
“What if all ponds were shallow? Would it not react on the minds of men? I am thankful that this pond was made deep and pure for a symbol. While men believe in the infinite some ponds will be thought to be bottomless.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Ding-dong, the wicked witch is dead.”
—E.Y. Harburg (1898–1981)
“Where the blackbird sings the latest,
Where the hawthorn blooms the sweetest,
Where the nestlings chirp and flee,
That’s the way for Billy and me.”
—James Hogg Hoffmann (1770–1835)