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Rhymes with Witches

High school freshman Jane believes that she would do anything to be popular until she is selected to be in the school's most exclusive clique and learns that popularity has a price.

Cliques (Sociology), Conduct of life, fiction, High schools, Interpersonal relations

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MYR

Using three separate formats - overview essays, primary source documents, and biographies, this book explores the history of witchcraft in the United States, from the superstitions and fears that trav

History, United States, Witchcraft

REF
133.4
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The Crucible

With the Salem witch trials as a background, a young woman seeks revenge against her married lover by accusing him and his wife of sorcery.

Adaptations, American drama, Closed caption video recordings, Drama, Feature films

DVD
812.52
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The Witching Hour

Anne Rice

Rowan Mayfair finds the drowned body of a man and brings him back to life. Together they try to solve the mystery of her past and his suddenly acquired sensory power.

Fantastic fiction, fiction, New Orleans, New Orleans (La.), Witchcraft

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RIC

Stitches in Time

Barbara Michaels

When an antique quilt mysteriously appears at the shop where Rachel works, it has an ominous effect on her.

Detective and mystery stories, fiction, Magic, Occult fiction, Quilts

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MIC

The Witching Hour

Anne Rice

Tells the story of the prominent and wealthy Mayfair family who for five centuries has cavorted with a supernatural entity that has brought them bounty and misery.

fiction, New Orleans, New Orleans (La.), Witchcraft

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Ric

Magic Can Be Murder

Vivian Vande Velde

Nola and her mother have unusual abilities that have always set them apart from others, but when Nola sees a murder using her power to call up images using water and a person's hair, she finds herself

fiction, Murder, Witchcraft

FIC
Van

A Break with Charity

Ann Rinaldi

While waiting for a church meeting in 1706, Susanna English, daughter of a wealthy Salem merchant, recalls the malice, fear, and accusations of witchcraft that tore her village apart in 1692.

ca. 1600-1775, Colonial period, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, fiction, Historical fiction, History

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The Witching Hour

Anne Rice

Rowan Mayfair finds the drowned body of a man and brings him back to life. Together they try to solve the mystery of her past and his suddenly acquired sensory power.

Fantastic fiction, fiction, New Orleans, New Orleans (La.), Witchcraft

FIC
RIC

Witch-hunt

Marc Aronson

Presents information for young people on what really happened in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 when a group of girls and young women accused certain people in the village of witchcraft, leading to the

17th century, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, History, Juvenile literature, Salem

133.4
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