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Summary Of Chains By Laurie Halse Anderson

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The author of Chains is Laurie Halse Anderson. The main characters in the book are Isabel,Madam Lockton,and Curzon. Some other characters are Lady Seymour,Ruth,and Dibdin. The story takes place in New York. The story starts in a funeral for their previous owner. Isabel and Ruth were sold to a woman named Madam Lockton. Madam Lockton did not treat the girls nicely. Later in the story,Isabel woke up and looked for Ruth and then she found out that Ruth was sold. Then she wanted to find Ruth. later,because Isabel wanted to find Ruth,she did many crimes. And for her crimes she got a brand for insolence. In Lady Seymour house there was a fire. Lady Seymour almost died. After that Lady Seymour and Isabel were very close to each other. A servant

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