ISBN: 1101667443 9781101667446

Category: Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / 19th Century

Page count: 208

<b>From two-time Newbery award-winning author Katherine Paterson.</b><br><br>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.<br><br><b>Includes an all-new common core aligned educator's guide.</b><br><br>"Rich in historical detail...a superb story of grit, determination, and personal growth." —<i>The Horn Book</i>, starred review<br><br>"<i>Lyddie</i> is full of life, full of <i>lives</i>, full of reality." —<i>The New York Times Book Review</i><br><br>An ALA Notable Book<br> An ALA Best Book for Young Adults<br> A <i>Booklist</i> Editor's Choice<br> <i>American Bookseller</i> "Pick of the Lists"<br> <i>School Library Journal</i> Best Book <br> <i>Parents </i>magazine Best Book