A review by chadstep
Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson

4.0

Decent follow-up, thoroughly researched for historical accuracy, and a good picture of the challenges of the Valley Forge winter and what it would have been like to be on the ground at the time through the eyes of a character from Chains, her previous installment. I wouldn't recommend this too highly to a middle school reader, since a lot of background knowledge would be important to get buy-in to the story. I enjoyed it for the clear picture of what it might have felt like, descriptively, to live through that experience.