A Break with Charity
| First edition | |
| Author | Ann Rinaldi | 
|---|---|
| Language | English | 
| Series | Great Episodes | 
| Genre | Historical fiction | 
| Publisher | Harcourt | 
| Publication date | 15 September 1992 | 
| Publication place | United States | 
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) | 
| Pages | 272 pp (1st HB) | 
| ISBN | 978-0-15-200353-1 (1st HB) | 
| OCLC | 25548979 | 
| LC Class | PZ7.R459 Br 1993 | 
| Preceded by | A Ride into Morning | 
| Followed by | The Fifth of March | 
A Break with Charity: A Story about the Salem Witch Trials is a children's novel by Ann Rinaldi released in 1992, and is part of the Great Episodes series. The protagonist is a fictionalized version of a real resident of Salem, who was an ancestor of Nathaniel Hawthorne.