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idk108
idk108
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High School - 9th Grade

Why did Kit Tyler come to be in Wethersfield, Connecticut?

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Posted by idk108 on Friday September 4, 2009 at 6:25 PM and tagged with blackbird, book, hannah tuper, help, pond, the witch of blackbird pond, witch, witch of blackbird pond.

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  1. tljohnston
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    Elementary / Primary

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    Kit left her island home of Jamaica because her grandfather died.  She was expected to marry a man she did not love and fled to avoid the marriage and live with her other family members in America.

    When Kit arrives at her new home, she realizes that her carefree island life will be dramatically different in her new Puritan community.  She is immediately thought to be a witch because she can stay afloat in water.  She is expected to work hard, marry and attend church....all without complaint.

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    Posted by tljohnston on Sunday September 6, 2009 at 2:41 PM