ISBN: 9780606236805

For many readers, Forge" "will be one of the best novels they have ever read" (starred review from Kirkus Reviews") Blistering winds. Bitter cold. And the hope of a ne… More...

For many readers, Forge" "will be one of the best novels they have ever read" (starred review from Kirkus Reviews") Blistering winds. Bitter cold. And the hope of a new future. In this compelling sequel to "Chains," a National Book Award Finalist and winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson shifts perspective from Isabel to Curzon and brings to the page the tale of what it takes for runaway slaves to forge their own paths in a world of obstacles--and in the midst of the American Revolution. The Patriot Army was shaped and strengthened by the desperate circumstances of the Valley Forge winter. This is where Curzon the boy becomes Curzon the young man. In addition to the hardships of soldiering, he lives with the fear of discovery, for he is an escaped slave passing for free. And then there is Isabel, who is also at Valley Forge--against her will. She and Curzon have to sort out the tangled threads of their friendship while figuring out what stands between the two of them and true freedom. Forge Anderson, Laurie Halse, Turtleback Books<

ISBN: 0606236805

Separated from his friend Isabel after their daring escape from slavery, fifteen-year-old Curzon serves as a free man in the Continental Army at Valley Forge until he and Isabel are throw… More...

Separated from his friend Isabel after their daring escape from slavery, fifteen-year-old Curzon serves as a free man in the Continental Army at Valley Forge until he and Isabel are thrown together again, as slaves once more african-american,children's,children's books,colonial,fiction,geography and cultures,historical fiction,literature and fiction,military and wars,multicultural stories Historical Fiction, Turtleback Books<