Plot

In __Chains__, by Laurie Halse Anderson,two young African-American girls named Isabel and Ruth are sold as slaves to the Locktons after their old master died. They go to do household chores at the Lockton's house in New York. They are miserable being slaves to Madam Lockton, and Isabel is trying to find a way to let them go free. Isabel meets another young slave boy who is very helpful and nice, his name is Curzon. Then, Ruth gets sold to someone in South Carolina because of an illness of hers. Later in the book, Madam tells Isabel that Ruth was not sold by her, but instead just sent to South Carolina. Isabel then smuggles Curzon out of prison where they cross the river to New Jersey where they are going to travel to find Ruth. 10/10