| Chains Contributor(s): Anderson, Laurie Halsey (Author) |
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ISBN: 160686596X ISBN-13: 9781606865965 Publisher: Turtleback Books OUR PRICE: $19.08 Product Type: Prebound - Other Formats Published: January 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007052139 |
| Lexile Measure: 780 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.1" W x 7.6" (0.61 lbs) 316 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - New York - Locality - New York, N.Y. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 125530 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 11.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |