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| Title | : | Chains (Seeds of America #1) |
| Author | : | Laurie Halse Anderson |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 316 pages |
| Published | : | October 21st 2008 by Atheneum |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade. Cultural. African American. American Revolution. American Revolutionary War |
Laurie Halse Anderson
Hardcover | Pages: 316 pages Rating: 4.1 | 45410 Users | 5304 Reviews
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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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| Original Title: | Chains |
| ISBN: | 1416905855 (ISBN13: 9781416905851) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Seeds of America #1 |
| Literary Awards: | Scott O'Dell Award (2009), South Carolina Book Award Nominee for Junior Book Award (2011), Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2011), Missouri Truman Readers Award Nominee (2011), Cybils Award for Middle Grade Fiction (2009) National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature (2008), Carnegie Medal Nominee (2010), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2011) |
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Ratings: 4.1 From 45410 Users | 5304 ReviewsAssessment Containing Books Chains (Seeds of America #1)
It is 1776 and the Colonies are fighting for freedom from England. In New York a 13 year old girl, Isabel, is looking forward to her own freedom from slavery. She has witnessed her loved elderly owner sign a release from slavery for herself and her younger sister Ruth upon the lady's death. Buy when her owner dies, a distant nephew and the lady's only heir states the promised release from slavery does not exist, and claims the girls as his property. Isabel and her sister are sold at auctionoh, i like l.h.a. much better when she is writing historical fiction than when she is writing her girls-with-problems books. not that this girl doesn't have problems - she is a slave which trumps anorexia as far as problems go**, but overall isabel is a more winsome character than les autres, one that you actually would like to see successful at the end of it all.however, since this is the FIRST book of some larger undertaking (which they do NOT tell you on the cover, thanks) no one knows when
If you like historical fiction then Chains is likely right up your alley. I thought this was a young adult novel but it was aimed at a younger audience. It would be an appropriate middle grade read for grades 5-8, but was so well written it could easily appeal to teens and adults as well.Chains is set at the start of the Revolutionary War. I'm no history expert but this felt like it was an accurate account of what life was like at that time period. My daughter has to read several historical
Halfway through: Wow, this is a painful book (in all the best ways). I'm wondering whether the story is going to manage to pull off some hope by the end, and if so, how it's going to do so without cheating. So far, a powerful book, and one that's hard to put down.After finishing: A disconcerting look at New York City during the Revolutionary War from the point of view of Isabel, a black girl living there, hearing talk of freedom, and being reminded over and over again by both sides that the talk
If you like historical fiction then Chains is likely right up your alley. I thought this was a young adult novel but it was aimed at a younger audience. It would be an appropriate middle grade read for grades 5-8, but was so well written it could easily appeal to teens and adults as well.Chains is set at the start of the Revolutionary War. I'm no history expert but this felt like it was an accurate account of what life was like at that time period. My daughter has to read several historical
Once I got into this story it was very compelling. The story is set in New York City during the American Revolution and told by a 13-year-old enslaved African American girl, Isabel. Her owners are Tories, and Isabel's own allegiances are tied to whoever will give her freedom. There were a lot of action and events that kept me captivated. The audiobook narration was top notch. Chains is the first in the Seeds of America trilogy. Written for younger readers, it brings this period in history to
That the question was not whether, by a declaration of independence, we should make ourselves what we are not; but whether we should declare a fact which already exists. . . --Thomas JeffersonThe author of Chains, Laurie Halse Anderson, is descended from many soldiers who fought in the American Revolution.So am I. I am, literally, a Daughter of the American Revolution.Yet. . . I know so little about it.I have the basic facts and dates down, but it's the Civil War that has always been my war.
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