Friday, September 26, 2014
Father of Lies
Ann Turner
Imagine being able to hear and see some one that no one else can see...
A 14 year old girl named Lidda lives in Salem Village with her parents and four other siblings, including her bossy older sister. Lidda's always hated the rules of Salem; no dancing, no singing, etc. Through the last few months of Winter, there are starting to be accusations of witches in the village. One night she wakes up to a black shape sitting a top her clothes chest only to find that no one can see him but her. The next day she goes on with her daily chores when she hears his voice in her head. Terrified of being hung or accused a witch, Lidda must figure out a way to convince the village that the women aren't witches and reveal the truth, but how?
One connection I made is being a 14 year old girl with a bossy older sister. Lidda's older sister, Susannah is a lot like my sister. Susannah thinks that she is absolutely perfect and couldn't possibly do anything wrong. But the moment that Lidda does something wrong, Susannah is right there correcting her, same with my older sister. I almost made a connection with Lidda and her little sister. Liddas younger sister, Charity absolutely adores her and would do anything for her. Well, my little sister is the same way. Anytime I am sick she is right there helping me.
For me, I absolutely loved this book! At the end of every chapter, it left you wondering what was going to happen next. Whether or not Lidda was gonna tell some one about the voice in her head or if she was going to be able to stop the witch trials. It definitely always kept you hooked.
" You all lie! These women are not witches! " Lidda is sitting in the church building while young and old women are being accused of being witches. She sits there, trying so hard not to just blurt out these words as it goes over and over in her mind. I liked this quote because the younger girls really are lying, they're not telling the truth about being hurt by the "witches." It fit into the book because those words are true. But Lidda has to try and hold back from saying them.
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O.K. seeing and hearing things would definitely be creepy and set me on edge. I went to Salem last year in October and saw the cemetery where some of the people that were killed for being a witch are buried. There is also a memorial there for them.
ReplyDeleteThis book reminds me of a book a read, there was a girl that could see and hear things no one else could. It was creepy.
ReplyDeleteThis book reminds me of "Beholding Bee" because Bee has aunts that no one else can see, just like Lidda.
ReplyDeleteCharity reminds me of my younger sister. She is always right there helping me with what ever I need! :)
ReplyDeleteFirst of all if I could hear and see things that others couldn't then I think it would be cool and very scary. I guess it would be cool because you could practically see a whole different dimension. It would be creepy though as well because it also means you would be able to see and hear terrifying or bad things!
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