Bibliograph

Lies in the dust, a tale of remorse from the Salem witch trials, written by Jakob Crane ; art by Timothy Decker

Type

Label

Lies in the dust, a tale of remorse from the Salem witch trials, written by Jakob Crane ; art by Timothy Decker

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Lies in the dust

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Oclc number

869772730

Responsibility statement

written by Jakob Crane ; art by Timothy Decker

Sub title

a tale of remorse from the Salem witch trials

Summary

In Salem's dark days of 1692 and 1693, young girls pointed fingers and accused others of witchcraft, sentencing them to torture or even death. When the cloud lifted, and accusations were shown to be false, the girls faced little, if any, penalty. Were they sorry? No one knows. Only one girl, Ann Putnam, Jr., felt moved to show remorse publicly. Fourteen years after the trials, Ann wrote a letter of apology. This is her story

Target audience

adolescent

Classification

Contributor