Ranked #12 in Slavery, Ranked #14 in American Revolution — see more rankings.
As the Revolutionary War begins, thirteen-year-old Isabel wages her own fight...for freedom. Promised freedom upon the death of their owner, she and her sister, Ruth, in a cruel twist of fate become the property of a malicious New York City couple, the Locktons, who have no sympathy for the American Revolution and even less for Ruth and Isabel. When Isabel meets Curzon, a slave with ties to the Patriots, he encourages her to spy on her owners, who know details of British plans for invasion. She is reluctant at first, but when the unthinkable happens to Ruth, Isabel realizes her loyalty is... more
Rankings by Category
Chains (Seeds of America, #1) is ranked in the following categories:
- #67 in 12-Year-Old
- #84 in 13-Year-Old
- #68 in 7th Grade
- #96 in 8th Grade
- #67 in African American
- #40 in African American History
- #78 in Fear
- #96 in Middle School
- #99 in Morals
- #49 in Multicultural
- #51 in Revolution
- #20 in Social Studies