Lyddie (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780140373899)

From two-time Newbery award-winning author Katherine Paterson.

When Lyddie and her younger brother are hired out as servants to help pay off their family farm's debts, Lyddie is determined to find a way to reunite her family once again. Hearing about all the money a girl can make working in 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 common core aligned educator's guide.

"Rich in historical detail...a superb story of grit, determination, and personal growth." --The Horn Book, starred review

"Lyddie is full of life, full of lives, full of reality." --The New York Times Book Review

An ALA Notable Book
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
A Booklist Editor's Choice
American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists"
School Library Journal Best Book
Parents magazine Best Book

Author: Katherine Paterson
ISBN-10: 0140373896
ISBN-13: 9780140373899
Publisher: Puffin Books
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1995
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.6
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 6024 / Lyddie (English)


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/12/1994
School Library Journal 09/01/1997