How long does it take to read Chains?
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson takes about 5 hours 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 59 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2008. 326 pages, about 89,650 words. Written for children.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 58 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 59 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 44 minutes |
The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
If an entire nation could seek its freedom, why not a girl? As the Revolutionary War begins, thirteen-year-old Isabel wages her own fight...for freedom. Promised freedom upon the death of their owner, she and her sister, Ruth, in a cruel twist of fate become the property of a malicious New York City couple, the Locktons, who have no sympathy for the American Revolution and even less for Ruth and Isabel. When Isabel meets Curzon, a slave with ties to the Patriots, he encourages her to spy on her owners, who know details of British plans for invasion. She is reluctant at first, but when the unthinkable happens to Ruth, Isabel realizes her loyalty is available to the bidder who can provide her with freedom. From acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson comes this compelling, impeccably researched novel that shows the lengths we can go to cast off our chains, both physical and spiritual.(less)
Subjects: Fiction, History, Spies, Juvenile fiction, Slavery, African Americans
