Chains Summary
Laurie Halse Anderson

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Chains Summary

"Chains" is the story of thirteen-year-old slave Isabel's journey to discover her inner strength and fight for her freedom amidst the depravity of slavery and the upheaval of the Revolutionary War that divided America.

The novel opens on the day of Miss Mary Finch's funeral. Miss Mary Finch was the owner of Isabel and her little sister, Ruth. Before Miss Finch died, she ensured that both girls would be given their...

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Chain

450 words, approx. 2 pages

Chain Decorative small chains fashioned from gold and silver were made back in the time before Christ. By 200 B.C. Greeks used chains for water-raising machines; later, Romans used bronze chains in th... Read more

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Laurie Halse Anderson

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Laurie Halse Anderson became a finalist for the prestigious National Book Award with her first work of fiction for young adults, Speak. That 1999 novel won an array of honors for Anderson, the author ... Read more

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