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Chains


Book 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 ... More

Book Information
PublisherAtheneum Books For Young Readers
BindingHardcover (29 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages320
ISBN-10B00740GMYW
Publication Date10/21/2008
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About Laurie Halse Anderson (Author) : Laurie Halse Anderson is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Laurie Halse Anderson include Chains.
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12/13/2011 Alyssa Rixe

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8/14/2011 Lorraine Jean Hopping said: Readalicious! blog recommends this series for tweens as a way to interest them in history by portraying events through the eyes of real characters—Isabel is not to be forgotten soon. http://www.hoppingfun.com/blog.htm?post=806176
tags: books for tweens, Readalicious

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