About this title: A National Book Award finalist. At the start of the Revolutionary War, Isabelis sold to a cruel loyalist family, even though she has been promised freedomby her former owner. Soon faced with the choice of working for or against theBritish, Isabel chooses to work with anyone who can help her. 5 1/8 x7 5/8.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Date Published: 2008-10-21
ISBN-13:9781416905851ISBN:1416905855
Description: New. New, unread, unused & in perfect condition with no damaged or missing pages. This is a paperback with same cover and pre-release stickers. This book is the same isbn, but is a paperback. Great Copy. Ships Lightning Fast. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780747598077ISBN:074759807X
Description: Fine. Minor rubbing to edges and extremities, otherwise unread. Next working day dispatch from the UK. Please contact us with any queries. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780747598077ISBN:074759807X
Description: Very Good. Minor bumping to edges, otherwise new and unused. Next working day dispatch from the UK. Please contact us with any queries. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780747598077ISBN:074759807X
Description: Fine. Very minor bumping to edges of dust jacket, otherwise new and unused. Next working day dispatch from the UK. Please contact us with any queries. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2008-10-21
ISBN-13:9781416905851ISBN:1416905855
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publ
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781416905851ISBN:1416905855
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Binding: Spoken Word MP3-CD
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Date Published: 2008-10-21
ISBN-13:9781423367321ISBN:1423367324
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Binding: Audio CD
Publisher: Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781423367321ISBN:1423367324
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780747598077ISBN:074759807X
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 320 pages. Set in 1776, against the backdrop of the american struggle for independence, this powerful novel is also an incredible adventure about one girl's struggle for freedom in a society in which she is considered someone else's property. (Hardback) read more
Binding: Spoken Word Compact Disc
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Date Published: 2008-10-21
ISBN-13:9781423367307ISBN:1423367308
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thorndike Pr
Date Published: 2009-05-01
ISBN-13:9781410414250ISBN:1410414256
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Edition: First Edition 1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781416905851ISBN:1416905855
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Signed by Author Signed by author on title page. read more
"I am a middle school teacher and found this book wonderful to use as a class read. I loved that it looked at the Revolutionary War era through the perspective of a young female slave. It dealt not only with the realism of being a slave in NYC during this era but looked at the actual history of the British-American sides in this city and country. My students were fascinated and this book was great for a lot of discussion about the struggles of living in this time period. Highly recommended to provoke thought and discussion."
"Perhaps I can't be fair in my evaluation of 'Chains' because it pales in comparison to the two volumes of 'The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing,' another piece of young adult fiction by M.T. Anderson, which I recently completed. That work is extraordinary. Both Andersons (no relation, I think) touch on the same themes: African-American history, slavery, the Revolutionary War. 'Chains' doesn't really get rolling, though, until a violent act occurs halfway through the novel. Too much stage setting. In conjunction with that event, we read less about Ruth, the sister of the main character and narrator, Isabel, and more about Curzon, another slave who convinces Isabel to aid the Patriot cause. Ruth appears to be in the story as a plot device to transition to a projected second volume, 'Forge.' I learned way too much about her and not enough about Curzon, a far more fascinating character. Although I enjoyed 'Chains,' I didn't find it as noteworthy as Laurie Halse Anderson's 'Speak' or 'Fever 1793' (another historical novel about American history)."
"The story of two sisters, slaves, living in NYC during the American Revolution is gripping and upsetting. It richly deserves the many awards it has received. I thought the subject was too difficult for most children and would recommend it to teens and adults."
"Laurie Halse Anderson always writes well. My heart was in my mouth all the way. Sal is wonderful and feisty, trying to find a way out of a situation that appears to have no way out. My only objection is that there's a sequel and I don't have it!"
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