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Chains
By Anderson, Laurie Halse
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-41690-585-1
- Publisher
- Simon
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2008
Gr 6-10 Set in New York City at the beginning of the American Revolution, "Chains" addresses the price of freedom both for a nation and for individuals. Isabel tells the story of her life as a slave. She was sold with her five-year-old sister to a cruel Loyalist family even though the girls were to be free upon the death of their former owner. She has hopes of finding a way to freedom and beco...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2008
Despite protests that her former owner's will had freed them, Isabel Finch and her five-year-old sister Ruth are sold and shipped from Newport, Rhode Island, to New York City in May 1776. Their new owners are fierce Loyalists, and one young African American rebel sees Isabel as a potential spy: "You are a slave, not a person. They'll say...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Slaves Isabel and Ruth are shipped to New York in May 1776. Isabel, overhearing her Loyalist master's scheme to kill Georg...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on February 1, 2009
Chains is a gripping narrative with a riveting plot that includes espionage, betrayal, and plenty of action. These thrilling elements are firmly grounded in realistic depictions of Isabel’s daily life as a slave, the risks she faces as a spy, and the inconveniences and dangers of living in a war zone. Isabel undergoes many grueling experiences. One of the most painful incidents she endures is the sale of h...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
