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Chains Paperback - 2010 - 1st Edition

by Laurie Halse Anderson

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A National Book Award finalist. At the start of the Revolutionary War, Isabelis sold to a cruel loyalist family, even though she has been promised freedomby her former owner. Soon faced with the choice of working for or against theBritish, Isabel chooses to work with anyone who can help her. 5 1/8 x7 5/8.

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From acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson comes this compelling first novel in the historical middle grade The Seeds of America trilogy 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 belongs to whoever can provide her with freedom.

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  • Title Chains
  • Author Laurie Halse Anderson
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers
  • Publication date 2010-01-05
  • Features Price on Product - Canadian
  • ISBN 9781416905868 / 1416905863
  • Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.9 in (19.30 x 12.95 x 2.29 cm)
  • Age range 10 to 14 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 9
  • Reading level 780
  • 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 Spy stories, African Americans
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2007052139
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

Laurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times bestselling author known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity. She's twice been a National Book Award finalist, for Chains and Speak; Chains also received the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. Laurie was chosen for the 2009 Margaret A. Edwards Award and received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2023, presented to her by the Crown Princess of Sweden. She lives in Pennsylvania, and you can follow her adventures on X @HalseAnderson or visit her at MadWomanintheForest.com.
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