Chains
Laurie Halse
A book that focuses on a time in our history that was so horrific and tumultuous for so many, the Revolutionary War. The writing was so clear that at times, I truly felt like I was there. As I read, I often had a hard time believing that it was written for children. The story of young Isabel took place in less than a year, which seems so crazy given the amount of obstacles, heartbreaks and change that she had to endure. I liked the book talk in the back of the book for student lead discussions. This story was heartbreaking.
I will not read the second book, I was hanging on my seat until the very end, hoping that Isabel would somehow be freed or even reunited with her baby sister Ruth. The book contained pieces of historical fiction, and the writing was poetic, I found it difficult and sad to read. We did have a nice discussion about it.
You mentioned that you will not read the second book, but it seemed like overall you thought it was a good book. Do you not want to read it because it was too sad/difficult? Or was there something else that makes you not want to read the second book?
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