If you enjoy The Seeds of America Trilogy, you may check out our previous interview with Chris Stevenson on his book, The Drum of Destiny, which views the revolution through an orphaned indentured servant, who dreams of joining the Patriot Army. You can enjoy her blogging at, and link up with her on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Not only did she talk about her own writing, but she shared her passion for inspiring young people to love history, and gave advice on how they can get their work published.Ĭhains was a National Book Award finalists, and also made the Carnegie Medal Shortlist in the U.K. As battles rage up and down the Eastern seaboard, Isabel, Curzon, and Ruth flee, separate, fight, face unparalleled heartbreak and, just like war, they must.
Laura Halse Anderson is a New York Times-bestselling author who has earned numerous American Library Association and state awards.
Chains also received the 2009 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, and Laurie was chosen for. Two of her books, Chains and Speak, were National Book Award finalists. Her work has earned numerous ALA and state awards. Laurie Halse Anderson’s trilogy, The Seeds of America, includes the books Chains, Forge, and the just-released blistering conclusion, Ashes. Laurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times bestselling author known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity. With purpose and faith, Isabel and Curzon march on, fiercely determined to find Isabels little sister Ruth, who is enslaved in a Southern state-where bounty hunters are thick as flies. Octo– This week, our time machine returns to the days of the Revolutionary War, and views it through the eyes of Isabel and Curzon, two of the African-American children held in slavery.
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