The Witch of Blackbird Pond, New Edition

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is publishing a new edition of the classic The Witch of Blackbird Pond. I was honored, thrilled, and intimidated to be asked to write an introduction, but I did it. I read the book first as an adult, but I asked a number of women who read the book as a young person to tell me about it. Without exception or hesitation they said, “I loved that book!” and “It meant a lot to me” and “It was the first time I saw myself in a book.” Save your pennies and buy the book—the one with my intro, of course. It will mean a lot to you, too.