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Chains Hardback - 2008
by Laurie Halse Anderson
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At the start of the Revolutionary War, Isabel is sold to a cruel loyalist family, even though she has been promised freedom by her former owner. Soon faced with the choice of working for or against the British, Isabel chooses to work with anyone who can help her.
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If an entire nation could seek its freedom, why not a girl?
As the Revolutionary War begins, thirteen-year-old Isabel wages her own fight...for freedom. Promised freedom upon the death of their owner, she and her sister, Ruth, in a cruel twist of fate become the property of a malicious New York City couple, the Locktons, who have no sympathy for the American Revolution and even less for Ruth and Isabel. When Isabel meets Curzon, a slave with ties to the Patriots, he encourages her to spy on her owners, who know details of British plans for invasion. She is reluctant at first, but when the unthinkable happens to Ruth, Isabel realizes her loyalty is available to the bidder who can provide her with freedom.
From acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson comes this compelling, impeccably researched novel that shows the lengths we can go to cast off our chains, both physical and spiritual.
As the Revolutionary War begins, thirteen-year-old Isabel wages her own fight...for freedom. Promised freedom upon the death of their owner, she and her sister, Ruth, in a cruel twist of fate become the property of a malicious New York City couple, the Locktons, who have no sympathy for the American Revolution and even less for Ruth and Isabel. When Isabel meets Curzon, a slave with ties to the Patriots, he encourages her to spy on her owners, who know details of British plans for invasion. She is reluctant at first, but when the unthinkable happens to Ruth, Isabel realizes her loyalty is available to the bidder who can provide her with freedom.
From acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson comes this compelling, impeccably researched novel that shows the lengths we can go to cast off our chains, both physical and spiritual.
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- Title Chains
- Author Laurie Halse Anderson
- Binding Hardback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers, NY
- Publication date 2008-10-21
- Features Dust Cover, Price on Product - Canadian
- ISBN 9781416905851 / 1416905855
- Weight 0.94 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 8.5 x 6.04 x 1.08 in (21.59 x 15.34 x 2.74 cm)
- Age range 10 to 14 years
- Grade levels 5 - 9
- Reading level 780
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 18th Century
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Geographic Orientation: New York
- Locality: New York, N.Y.
- Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Library of Congress subjects African Americans, Slavery
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2007052139
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Citations
- ALA Best Books Young Adults, 03/15/2009, Page 12
- ALA Notable Children's Books, 03/15/2009, Page 24
- Booklist, 11/01/2008, Page 42
- Booklist Ed Choice Youth, 01/01/2009, Page 13
- Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 11/01/2008, Page 0
- Christian Century, 12/16/2008, Page 27
- Horn Book Magazine, 11/01/2008, Page 696
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2009, Page 0
- Kirkus Review - Children, 09/01/2008, Page 938
- New York Times Book Review, 12/21/2008, Page 13
- Publishers Weekly, 09/01/2008, Page 54
- Publishers Weekly Best Books, 11/03/2008, Page 33
- School Library Journal, 10/01/2008, Page 138
- Voice of Youth Advocates, 10/01/2008, Page 329
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