Chains

Title: Chains
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Genre: Historical Fiction

You will like this book if:

• You like to learn new things as you read.
• You are interested in history, especially the American Revolution.
• You like to read books where the main character is very conflicted.
• You have respect for books that win awards.

You will not like this book if:

• You have a short attention span.
• You like to read science fiction or fantasy novels.
• You enjoy books with a lot of action.

Our history classes teach us about the American Revolution, and they teach us about slavery in our coutnry.  However, how many people think about both of these major historical events together-about slavery during the American Revolution?  Chains is the story of a slave, Isabel, who was sold to a well-to-do Loyalist (supported England during the war) family in New York City.  Isabel and her sister are trying to survive and gain their freedom when a terrible tragedy makes Isabel act in ways she would never have dreamt possible.  Should she be a spy for the Americans? Or for the British?  And what will she do to ensure that she and those important to her stay alive? 
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