Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

Freedom. In 1776 New England, that word is on everyonea (TM)s lips. But for 13 year old Isabel the word holds a different meaning, especially after the only mistress she has ever known dies and instead of receiving the freedom promised, she and her younger sister, Ruth, are sold to the Locktons, a wealthy New York family. In a matter of hours Isabel has to leave bucolic Rhode Island for the hustle and bustle of colonial New York City - a community intensely divided and caught up in the American colonies struggle for independence. As Isabel tries to work out her own freedom, she soon finds herself a pawn in a game of cat-and mouse between the Locktons who are fierce supporters of the king and the growing rebel forces trying to take over the city. Alliances are made and promises are broken and Isabel learns the hard way that the a oefreedoma shea (TM)s being asked to spy for does not extend to her. And when her beloved Ruth is sold off she begins to discover that the only freedom shea (TM)ll ever have is the freedom she takes for herself. Laure Halse Anderson delivers in this utterly compelling novel that transcends (and that will ultimately redefine) the category of historical fiction. Equal parts political thriller and coming of age story, this impeccably researched yet completely accessible story of a young woman quest for freedom brings the American Revolution to life in all its grand and conflicted glory. The author of "Twisted" delivers a haunting new novel. At the start of the Revolutionary War, Isabel is sold to a cruel loyalist family, even though she was promised freedom by her former owner. Soon faced with the choice of working for or against the British, Isabel chooses to work with anyone who can help her. Unabridged. 7 CDs. 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.Winner of the Margaret A. Edwards Award 2009

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Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson