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Chains / Laurie Halse Anderson. --

Summary:

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

Record details

  • ISBN: 1416905863 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9781416905868 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 316 p. --
  • Edition: 1st Atheneum Books for Young Readers pbk. ed. --
  • Publisher: New York ; Simon & Schuster Children's Pub., 2010, c2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Atheneum Books for Young Readers."
"Reading group guide inside"--Cover.
Target Audience Note:
"Ages 10 up"--P. [4] of cover.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 10.99
Awards Note:
Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
Subject: Slavery > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Sisters > Juvenile fiction.
Spies > Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Juvenile fiction.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Spy stories.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Lakeshore Branch J FIC Ander 31681020041729 JFIC Available -

Laurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times bestselling author known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity. She’s twice been a National Book Award finalist, for Chains and Speak; Chains also received the 2009 Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction. Laurie was chosen for the 2009 Margaret A. Edwards Award and received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2023, presented to her by the Crown Princess of Sweden. She lives in Pennsylvania, and you can follow her adventures on X (previously known as Twitter) @HalseAnderson or visit her at MadWomanintheForest.com.


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