The Rebellious (Boxed Set) - by Laurie Halse Anderson (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Young people fight for survival during and immediately after the Revolutionary War in these five brilliant, searing novels by New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist Laurie Halse Anderson--now available together in one paperback boxed set!

In the Seeds of America trilogy (Chains, Forge, and Ashes), Isabel and Curzon struggle to take charge of their own fate. As the Revolutionary War begins, thirteen-year-old Isabel and her little sister are cheated out of promised freedom by a cruel twist of fate. When Isabel meets Curzon, an enslaved boy with ties to the Patriots, he encourages her to spy on her enslavers, who know details of British plans for invasion. Then, the brutal Valley Forge winter further strains the tangled threads of their friendship, and the thaw of spring brings a perilous mission to free Isabel's sister.

In Rebellion 1776, thirteen-year-old Elsbeth Culpepper wakes to the sound of cannons. It's the Siege of Boston, the Patriots' massive drive to push the Loyalists out that turns the city into a chaotic war zone--just as the smallpox epidemic takes hold. Now, Bostonians must fight for their lives against an invisible enemy in addition to the visible one. Elsbeth, who had smallpox as a small child and is now immune, is in a desperate search for her missing father while working for a wealthy family--who is desperate themselves to avoid catching smallpox, often a death sentence.

In Fever 1793, Mattie Cook spends her days avoiding chores and making plans to turn the family coffee shop into the finest Philadelphia has ever seen. But then the yellow fever breaks out. At her feverish mother's insistence, Mattie flees the city with her grandfather. But she soon discovers the sickness is everywhere and must learn how to survive with disease and panic on the rise.

Each novel features hope and heartbreak during the American revolutionary period and begs the question of what it means for a country, and its people, to be truly free.

This gripping paperback boxed set includes:
Chains
Forge
Ashes
Rebellion 1776
Fever 1793

About the Author

Laurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times bestselling author known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity. She's twice been a National Book Award finalist, for Chains and Speak; Chains also received the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. Laurie was chosen for the 2009 Margaret A. Edwards Award and received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2023, presented to her by the Crown Princess of Sweden. She lives in Pennsylvania, and you can follow her adventures on X @HalseAnderson or visit her at MadWomanintheForest.com.