Conversion by Katherine Howe

Howe, K. (2014). Conversion. Holland, OH: Dreamscape Media, LLC.    
ISBN 978-1629237640    Audiobook, $59.99

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Annotation: Danvers, MA (formerly known as Salem Village) is home to the exclusive St. Joan’s Academy, a private high school for girls. When the students start succumbing to a mystery illness no one can explain, they draw national attention and Colleen Rowley, a 17-year-old senior, is the only one to see the connection to what happened centuries ago.

Booktalk: When the girls at St Joan’s Academy, an exclusive private school in Danvers, MA, start falling sick from a mystery illness, no one can figure out what’s really happening. Colleen Rowley, a 17-year-old senior, has been reading The Crucible for her history class and is the only one to see the disturbing similarities between what’s happening at St. Joan’s Academy now and what happened in Salem Village centuries ago. As more and more girls fall ill, the "Mystery Illness" draws national attention. With the media circling like vultures, can Colleen and her friends survive their senior year? What is the real connection between Salem Village and Danvers? Or, is there even a connection at all?

Awards: 

• 2015 Massachusetts Book Award (Young Adult Category)

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