Ashes
Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books · Print & ebook · August 29, 2017
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- Who it’s for
- A wartime finale where the fight for family and freedom stays painfully close.
- Themes
- Enslavement and freedom, Search for a sister, The American Revolution
- Pacing
- Fast
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Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved. Most of these share its genres: Colonial & Revolutionary U.S. and Wars & Military History.
ForgeLaurie Halse Anderson78% matchAlso shares US: African American Stories
ChainsLaurie Halse Anderson84% matchAlso shares US: African American Stories
A Good Kind of TroubleLisa Moore Ramée54% match
The War That Saved My LifeKimberly Brubaker Bradley54% match
I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 (i Survived #15)Lauren Tarshis64% match
Night JourneysAvi61% match
Patriots, Redcoats and SpiesRobert J. Skead61% match
For older readers: Cast Two Shadows, Hattie Big Sky, Time Enough for Drums
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Return to the American Revolution in this blistering conclusion to the middle grade Seeds of America trilogy. As the Revolutionary War rages on, Isabel and Curzon have narrowly escaped Valley Forge—but their relief is short-lived. Before long they are reported as runaways, and the awful Bellingham is determined to track them down.
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With purpose and faith, Isabel and Curzon march on, fiercely determined to find Isabel’s little sister Ruth, who is enslaved in a Southern state—where bounty hunters are thick as flies. Heroism and heartbreak pave their path, but Isabel and Curzon won’t stop until they reach Ruth, and then freedom, in this grand finale to the acclaimed New York Times bestselling trilogy from Laurie Halse Anderson.
Freedom at Stake
A wartime finale where the fight for family and freedom stays painfully close.
Come here for
- Revolutionary-era stakes grounded in one family’s search for freedom
Expect
- Urgency, heartbreak, and danger on the road south
Where it sits
| Colonial & Revolutionary U.S. | 85% |
|---|---|
| Wars & Military History | 78% |
| US: African American Stories | 44% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US: African American Stories
- Wars & Military History
- Colonial & Revolutionary U.S.
- Authors
- Laurie Halse Anderson
- Publisher
- Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
- Published
- August 29, 2017
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Enslavement and freedom · Search for a sister · The American Revolution
- Reading lane
- US: African American Stories