Review Of Samantha Mather's 'How To Hang A Witch'

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How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather relates to my own life. In this book the main character, Samantha Mather, overcomes many difficult and tragic situations. Samantha’s father is in a coma for the majority of the book and it is her responsibility to sort out long lost family troubles in a new town with new people to save his life. This particular situation relates to me because I spent this past summer working with other family members to care for my grandmother who was critically sick and in the hospital at various times. Samantha and I both spent time in hospitals with our families caring for ill loved ones. Samantha has a group of friends who she is hesitant about befriending in the beginning due to old family drama and potential danger

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