5/30/2023 0 Comments Chains anderson![]() ![]() The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". ![]() ![]() This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. By writing a story from the perspective of an enslaved girl in New York City, Anderson redefined the genre of "revolutionary war novel." With an incredibly compelling plot, Chains is a page-turner that breaks beyond the genre. The realities of Revolutionary life are also made clear as Anderson weaves in historical details in a way that reads as natural and purposeful. ![]() The complexity and cruelty of slavery is written with compelling clarity as Isabel is betrayed again and again by others. Isabel's story is intertwined with history as Isabel finds herself spying on the Loyalist Locktons to help her friend Curzon - a fellow enslaved person in support of the Patriots. Both were supposed to be freed when their owner died, however, they were denied their freedom by the owner's brother and sold to a brutal couple - the Locktons. Set in New York City on the eve of the American Revolution, Chains details the story of two sisters - Isabel and Ruth. (Upper Middle-grade reading level - realistic depiction of slavery and violence) ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |