Chains Award-winning author by Laurie Halse Anderson (author) (UK edition)

Weighed like a lump of meat. Sold like a bundle of straw. It’s time for this slave girl to fight. New York, 1776. The American War of Independence is raging. But Isabel and her sister, Ruth, have their own battles to fight. They’re slaves: the value of their lives measured in money, traded from one pair of hands to the next. It’s always been bad. But now it’s got worse. They’ve been sold to a pair of New Yorkers, the Locktons, whose sadistic cruelty shocks even the girls. (You’d think they’d seen it all.) Isabel vows to protect her little sister and hold on to hope. But when a barbaric act shatters her world, can she finally break the chains that bind her?

An unforgettable story of slavery, shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal

Beautifully written – poignant and lyrical, yet direct and unflinching

Laurie Halse Anderson’s many books include Wintergirls and Prom

Vivid historical storytelling with powerful themes of courage and freedom

“One of the most moving and striking books I have read in a long time… Anyone reading this brilliant book will be left beguiled.” Waterstones Books Quarterly

“This is a lovely novel – about big issues and big stories, but never losing its focus on individual people. Isabel is a captivating central character.” Bookbag

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780747598060

Other details

320 pages

Condition

New

UK edition

Author/Illustrator

Laurie Halse Anderson

Laurie Halse Anderson has been published to huge critical acclaim both in her native US and in the UK. She tackles tough subjects with humour and sensitivity and her work has earned numerous awards. Laurie lives in Northern New York. www.madwomanintheforest.com

Reviews

Book-Club-Review-Team
on 24 February 2011

Absolutely loved it

Chains is an incredible story of a girl who longs to be free. Her life is filled with hardship and pain, but she never gives up hope. I couldn't put this book down until it was finished, and when it was finished I wanted to read it over again! I loved the way that the author expresses just how the characters feel. I really don't think you can read Chains without tears coming to your eyes. I absolutely loved it.

Hannah, age 13