Chains

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Isabelle and her sister are promised freedom by their master when she dies. However after their master's death, her relative refuses their freedom, and they are sold to new masters called the Locktons. The Locktons live in New York at the beginning of the Revolutionary War and they are loyal to the British throne (Tories). They are incredibly cruel and Mrs. Lockton is mentally unstable.



Isabelle meets another slave, Curzon, and he tried to convince Isabelle to spy on the Locktons for his master, a man loyal to the Colonies (Patriot). Does she spy and if so, does she get caught? A very gripping novel. Once you start, you'll finish in one sitting.



The planned sequel is called "Forged" - tentatively due in Fall 2010.


View all my reviews >>