Chains
The Seeds of America Trilogy: Book #1
- By: Laurie Halse Anderson
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 9 hours 28 minutes
Description
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.
National Book Award Finalist
Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
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The Seeds of America Trilogy Series
Chains
By: Laurie Halse Anderson
Length: 9 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
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... Read more »
Forge
By: Laurie Halse Anderson
Narrated by: James Fouhey
Length: 7 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
For many readers, Forge "will be one of the best novels they have ever read" (starred review from Kirkus Reviews)!
Blistering winds. Bitter cold. And the hope of a new future. In this compelling sequel to Chains, a National Book Award Finalist and winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson... Read more »
Ashes
By: Laurie Halse Anderson
Narrated by: Siiri Scott
Length: 8 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
Return to the American Revolution in this blistering conclusion to the trilogy that began with the bestselling National Book Award Finalist Chains and continued with Forge, which The New York Times called “a return not only to the colonial era but to historical accuracy.”
As the Revolutionary War rages on, Isabel and Curzon have narrowly escaped... Read more »
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