Author

Elizabeth George Speare

2 books Grades 3–9

About

Elizabeth George Speare wrote historical fiction set in early America. She won the Newbery Medal twice, for The Witch of Blackbird Pond and The Bronze Bow, and The Sign of the Beaver was a Newbery Honor book. Her stories help readers imagine what life was really like in colonial times.

Books by Elizabeth George Speare

  • The Sign of the Beaver

    Grades 3–5 GRL T 5 AR pts

    Until the day his father returns to their cabin in the Maine wilderness, 12-year-old Matt must try to survive on his own. During an attack by swarming bees, Matt is rescued by…

  • The Witch of Blackbird Pond

    Grades 6–9 GRL W 9 AR pts

    Puritan neighbors regard Kit Tyler with suspicion, fear, and anger when she befriends an old woman accused of witchcraft.