Forge

Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson

Forge picks up where Chains leaves off, which Curzon and Isabel in the middle colonies after they fled

New York City,. This book is told from the point of view of Curzon, who accidentally finds himself in a regiment of American troops who hole up at Valley Forge for the winter.

This is another well-told tale. But, as with Chains, what I liked about it most was the fact that it does not participate in the veneration of the so-called patriots that eventually earned our nation its independence. Rather, it takes great pains to point out their hypocrisy, as many of the men who espoused freedom and liberty also held hundreds of people in bondage -- and failed to see that contradiction. At the very least, this book will make you think differently about who in the American revolution should be considered heroes.