Laurie Halse Anderson's brutally realistic novel will move and educate readers about slavery in late 18th century New York. Dead bodies are stacked like cordwood and dumped in pits. Men are hung and stabbed people are killed in battle, fire, and lightning. Violence includes a girl branded on the cheek and slashed in the face with a riding crop. Isabel is also exposed to the treatment of prisoners of war, who are left to starve in atrocious conditions, and she observes the behavior of wealthy and selfish White people who often drink to excess and gorge themselves while the enslaved and prisoners go hungry. Isabel survives extreme physical abuse from her enslaver, including beatings, neglect, imprisonment, and more.
The story is narrated by Isabel, a young enslaved woman who's devoted to her younger sister, Ruth. This novel pulls no punches about the price of freedom for those who are enslaved or for the American Revolutionary rebels. Chains is a realistic, heartbreaking depiction of life as an enslaved person in war-torn New York in 1776. Parents need to know that Chains is the first book in Laurie Halse Anderson's The Seeds of America trilogy, followed by Forge and Ashes. Men smoke pipes.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. Adults drink brandy, wine, beer, and their behavior changes when they are drunk they speak more loudly, are less alert.
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