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Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0140349812
ISBN-13: 9780140349818
Dec 1994
Publisher: Puffin
Grade:
From 7 to 9
Language: English |
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Details
Synopsis
After her father abandons his failing farm, ten-year-old Lyddie and her younger brother must leave the family to try to earn money to help pay their father's debts. After a stint at a tavern, Lyddie ends up working in a cloth factory, where a fellow worker introduces her to books. Determined to make a better life for herself, Lyddie immerses herself in reading, and when she learns that there is no home left to go to, decides she will use her new knowledge to help her go to college., Impoverished Vermont farm girl Lyddie Worthen is determined to gain her independence by becoming a factory worker in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1840s.
| Size | | Height: | 7.0 in | | Width: | 4.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 4.0 oz |
Publisher's Notes
First Line: "The bear had been their undoing, though at the time they had all laughed. No, Mama had never laughed, but Lyddie and Charles and the babies had laughed until their bellies ached."
Industry Reviews
"A superb story of grit, determination, and personal growth."
"Deftly plotted and rich in incident, a well-researched picture of the period -- and a remarkable portrait of an untutored but intelligent young woman making her way against fierce odds."
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