

Ashes
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Series: The Seeds of America Trilogy #3
Narrator: Siiri Scott
Unabridged: 7 hr 19 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 10/04/2016
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Series: The Seeds of America Trilogy #3
Narrator: Siiri Scott
Unabridged: 7 hr 19 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 10/04/2016
Laurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times bestselling author known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity. Her work has earned numerous ALA and state awards. Two of her books, Speak and Chains, were National Book Award finalists. Chains also received the 2009 Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction, and Laurie was chosen for the 2009 Margaret A. Edwards Award. Mother of four and wife of one, Laurie lives in Northern New York, where she likes to watch the snow fall as she writes. You can follow her adventures on Twitter @HalseAnderson, or visit her at MadWomanintheForest.com.
I enjoyed this last book more than its predecessor: Forge. Former slaves Curzon and Isabel are traveling south at great personal risk to find Isabel's younger sister, who was sent away to punish Isabel's rebellious nature. Her adoptive family sends her with them (in search of freedom), but tensions......more
I really enjoyed how this series and the stories of Isabel, Curzon, and Ruth wrapped up. Though I was a little sad that I didn't get to read more about what Isabel and Curzon experienced while trying to get to Ruth, I did appreciate that Ruth and Isabel's reunion happened early on in the book. It ha......more
Love, love, LOVE. I'm sad it's over. I read it slowly on purpose just for that reason.......more
I finished reading this trilogy for my studies in middle grade literature.......more
5.0 I was so lucky to get my hands on an advance copy of Ashes thanks to the generosity of a few friends who knew how much I enjoyed the first two instalments in this series. The conclusion of an anticipated trilogy is always filled with excitement, but also concern that it is not going to meet the l......more