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A review by betweentheshelves
An Outbreak of Witchcraft: A Graphic Novel of the Salem Witch Trials by Deborah Noyes
dark
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.0
There's a lot of information packed into this graphic novel, which isn't a bad thing! If you want to learn more about the Salem Witch Trials, this would definitely be a good place to start. Noyes gives context throughout, connecting the dots between the more narrative part of the story. It would work well in a high school setting touching on this part of history.
However, at times it is difficult to follow who is who (partly because there are so many people involved). There is a guide at the beginning, but something more of a family tree showing how people are connected might have been more helpful. I would forget who was who while I was reading. Despite that, this is well done overall with art that depicts the feeling at the time so well. I love that there are more nonfiction graphic novels for teens because it makes the informaiton much more easily digestable. Let's keep them coming!
However, at times it is difficult to follow who is who (partly because there are so many people involved). There is a guide at the beginning, but something more of a family tree showing how people are connected might have been more helpful. I would forget who was who while I was reading. Despite that, this is well done overall with art that depicts the feeling at the time so well. I love that there are more nonfiction graphic novels for teens because it makes the informaiton much more easily digestable. Let's keep them coming!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, and Torture