Elizabeth George Speare

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in Melrose, Massachusetts, The United States

November 21, 1908

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November 15, 1994

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I was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, on November 21, 1908. I have lived all my life in New England, and though I love to travel I can't imagine ever calling any other place on earth home. Since I can't remember a time when I didn't intend to write, it is hard to explain why I took so long getting around to it in earnest. But the years seemed to go by very quickly. In 1936 I married Alden Speare and came to Connecticut. Not till both children were in junior high did I find time at last to sit down quietly with a pencil and paper. I turned naturally to the things which had filled my days and thoughts and began to write magazine articles about family living. Then one day I stumbled on a true story from New England history with a character who...more

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Average rating: 3.87 · 78,713 ratings · 4,628 reviews · 10 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Witch of Blackbird Pond 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 59,447 ratings — published 1958 — 49 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bronze Bow 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 8,004 ratings — published 1961 — 26 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sign of the Beaver 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 8,888 ratings — published 1983 — 37 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Calico Captive by Elizabeth George Speare, W.T. Mars (Illustrator) 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 2,221 ratings — published 1957 — 22 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sign of The Beaver: Daily Lesson Guide for Grade 5 : Theme : Friends and Family 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2002	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Prospering 3.27 of 5 stars 3.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1967	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Witch Of Blackbird Pond And Related Readings 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Prospering 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1967	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Newbery Award Library: Island of the Blue Dolphins/the Witch of Blackbird Pond/the Sign of the Beaver/One-Eyed Cat/Dear Me. Henshaw/Boxed Set by Scott O'Dell, Elizabeth George Speare, Paula Fox 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 1989	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Newbery Collection boxed set by Lois Lowry, Elizabeth George Speare, Scott O'Dell 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“All the way up the river she's been holding back somehow, waiting. Now you'll both have to wait. I'm not going to disappoint her, Kit. When I take you on board the Witch, it's going to be for keeps.”
― Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond

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“There is no escape if love is not there," Hannah had said. Had Hannah known when she herself had not even suspected? It was not escape that she had dreamed about, it was love.”
― Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond

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“She snatched at the dream that had comforted her for so long. It was faded and thin, like a letter too often read.”
― Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond

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A Great and Terrible Beauty byLibba Bray

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Thirteenth Child by Patricia C. Wrede

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The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

16 votes, 15.1%

Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson

9 votes, 8.5%

Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers

8 votes, 7.5%

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

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The Seeing Stone by Kevin Crossley Holland

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Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reeve

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King of the Wind The Story of the Godolphin Arabian by Marguerite Henry

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Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

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Blood Red Horse by K.M. Grant

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