Thirteen-year-old Lydia (Lyddie) Worthen lives on a mountain farm in Vermont with her mother, ten-year-old brother Charlie, and younger sisters Rachel, six, and Agnes, four. Lyddie (published in 1991 by Lodestar Books, an affiliate of Dutton Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Books USA, 345 Hudson St., New York City, NY 10014). No other compensation has been received for the reviews posted on Home School Book Review.įor more information e-mail Katherine. Reading level: For ages 10-12 and up but I would say ages 14 and upĭisclosure: Any books donated for review purposes are in turn donated to a library. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.(1=nothing objectionable 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms 3=some cursing or profanity 4=a lot of cursing or profanity 5=obscenity and/or vulgarity)
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Impeccably researched and expertly crafted, this book is sure to satisfy those interested in America's industrialization period.
Paterson ( The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks ) clearly depicts the effects of poverty during the 19th century, focusing on the plight of factory workers enslaved by their dismal jobs. Readers will sympathize with Lyddie's hardships and admire her determination to create a better life for herself. Learning that she cannot return home-the family farm has been sold to Quaker neighbors-the girl is seized by a burning desire to gain independence by attending college. Life continues to be a struggle after she is employed in a cloth factory, but Lyddie finds refuge from wretched working conditions by burying herself in books. After spending a grueling year working in a tavern, Lyddie flees to Lowell, Mass., in hopes of finding a better job that will provide enough income to pay off farm debts and allow the family to be reunited. In 1843, three years after her father abandons his failing Vermont farm, 10-year-old Lyddie and her younger brother Charles are hired out as servants, while Mama and the two youngest children go off to live with relatives.
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