Grade
3-7
Katherine Paterson
Lyddie
Mass Market Paperback
(Puffin Books Oct. 1, 1992)
A powerful work of historical ficiton from multi-award-winning author Katherine Paterson
When Lyddie and her younger brother are hired out as servants to help pay off their family's farm debts, Lyddie is determined to find a way to reunite her family once again. Hearing about all the money a girl can make working at the textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts, she makes her way there, only to find that her dreams of returning home may never come true.
Includes an all-new discussion guide!
When Lyddie and her younger brother are hired out as servants to help pay off their family's farm debts, Lyddie is determined to find a way to reunite her family once again. Hearing about all the money a girl can make working at the textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts, she makes her way there, only to find that her dreams of returning home may never come true.
Includes an all-new discussion guide!
- Series
- Puffin Books
- ISBN
- 0140349812 / 9780140349818
- Pages
- 192
- Weight
- 3.81 oz.
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 0.5 in.
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