Chains
seeds of America
by Laurie Halse Anderson
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When her owner dies at the start of the Revolution, a greedy nephew keeps Isabel and her younger sister enslaved and sells them to Loyalists in New York, where she is offered the chance to spy for the Patriots.
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Fiction, History, Spies, Juvenile fiction, Slavery, African Americans, American Revolution (1775-1783) fast (OCoLC)fst01351668, Spy stories, 1000blackgirlbooks, Children's fiction, Slavery, fiction, African americans, fiction, Spies, fiction, New york (n.y.), history, fiction, United states, history, revolution, 1775-1783, fiction, Large type books, Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse, Histoire, Livres en gros caractères, Large print booksPlaces
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Chains: seeds of America
2009, Thorndike Press
in English
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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 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.(less)
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