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Chains

by Laurie Halse Anderson

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Series: Seeds of America (1)

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After being sold to a cruel couple in New York City, a slave named Isabel spies for the rebels during the Revolutionary War.
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    The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party by M. T. Anderson (bogreader, legxleg)
    legxleg: Both are YA books about slaves during the Revolutionary War
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    Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson (girlfromshangrila)
    girlfromshangrila: This is an ongoing series. Chains is the first part, and Forge the second. Chains tells the story from Isabel's perspective. Forge picks up where Chains left, and is told from Curzon's perspective.
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    The Color of Fire by Ann Rinaldi (rebecca191)
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    A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl, Belmont Plantation, Virginia, 1859 by Patricia C. Mckissack (meggyweg)
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    Bells of Freedom by Dorothy Gilman Butters (infiniteletters)
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    The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox (SandSing7)
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    Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (BookshelfMonstrosity)
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Historical Fiction
  BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |
This book is so good and sad and heartrending. The characters are all interesting and deep, some a bit evil, but it paints a portrait of slavery that is so horrible in it's everyday cruelty. The lead character is someone the reader cannot help but root for, against the evil owner and against all those less clearly evil, but unwilling to stand up against the selling of humans and children enough to help Isabel or her 5 year old sister. I think telling a story of slavery against the backdrop of the American revolution is brilliant, and emphasizes the moral complexities we juggle every day. I think it is not an accident that books from this viewpoint (like Octavian Nothing as well) are a way of fighting against the canonization of the founding fathers. All history is complex and messy, and this book is taking a stand against looking at history as black or white. ( )
  mslibrarynerd | Jan 13, 2024 |
AR 5.2
  ASSG.Library | Nov 21, 2023 |
EducatingParents.org rating: Caution - Read With Care
  MamaBearLendingDen | Nov 21, 2023 |
Good story about two young slaves during the American Revolution. Lots of very sad moments though. Looking forward to the next one. ( )
  cdaley | Nov 2, 2023 |
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Abigail Adams

once described her husband, John, as
him whom my Heart esteems
above all earthly things.


I understand that feeling.
That's why this book is dedicated
to my beloved husband,
Scot.
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The best time to talk to ghosts is just before the sun comes up.
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"When the fat moon rose the next night, I planted the mystery seeds I had taken from Momma's jar. I did not know what they would grow into, but planting them deep in the cool dirt was a comfort."
"A scar is sign of strength, he said quietly. The sign of a survivor. "
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After being sold to a cruel couple in New York City, a slave named Isabel spies for the rebels during the Revolutionary War.

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After being sold to a cruel couple in New York City, a slave named Isabel spies for the rebels during the Revolutionary War.
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