Anderson, Laurie Halse.

Chains / Laurie Halse Anderson. - New York : Scholastic Inc., 2009. - 316 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. - Seeds of America . - Anderson, Laurie Halse. Seeds of America. .

Reprint: Originally published: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2008. "First Scholastic printing, September 2009"--Title page verso. "This edition is available for distribution only through the school market."--Page 4 of cover.

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

Ages 10 up.

National Book Award Finalist, Young People's Literature, 2008 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, 2009

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Slavery--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.
Spies--Fiction.


New York (N.Y.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Juvenile fiction.
New York (N.Y.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Fiction.
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Fiction.

YA PZ 7 .A54385 / Ch 2009