Chains (Seeds of America Trilogy)

Quarter bound in publisher's gray cloth over ivory boards, silver lettering on spine, fore-edge deckle. '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.'. Yound former owners' names and drawings on ffep, one word written on title page ("roots"), otherwise unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. The unclipped dust jacket shows only moderate shelf-wear. GOOD/VERY GOOD. . Seeds of America Trilogy Series. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 316 pp

Product Info

ISBN: 1416905855

ISBN-13: 9781416905851

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Year: 2008

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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