Book Review: Time of the Witch by Mary Downing Hahn
The Time of the Witch by Mary Downing Hahn opens with Laura and her brother being sent to live with their aunt in the country because their parents are going through a divorce. Hoping to reunite her parents, Laura confides in Maude about her wish, unaware that doing so could have dangerous and unintended consequences. When I was a kid, I used to dread reading chapter books because I often found them boring and hard to get into. That all changed during the summer between 5th and 6th grade . Sweet Valley Twins and The Baby-Sitters Club sparked a love of reading that has stayed with me for years. Unfortunately, my middle school library didn’t have these series in stock, so I began exploring the shelves, hoping to find something else that would capture my interest. That’s when I stumbled across The Time of the Witch by Mary Downing Hahn. The synopsis immediately caught my attention, and I decided to give it a try. I instantly fell in love with the stor...