Lyddie
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Her parents are gone, and her brother and sisters sent to live with other people. Lyddie Worthen is on her own. When Lyddie hears about the mill jobs in Lowell, Massachusetts, she heads there with the goal of earning enough money to reunite her family. Six days a week from dawn to dusk Lyddie and the other girls run weaving looms in the murky dust - and lint-filled factory. Lyddie learns to read - and to handle the menacing overseer. But when the working conditions begin to affect her friends’ health, she has to make a choice. Will she speak up for better working conditions and risk her job - and her dream? Or will she stay quiet until it is perhaps too late?
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Katherine Paterson is one of the world’s most celebrated and beloved authors. Among her many awards are two Newberys and two National Book Awards, and she was recently named a “Living Legend” by the Library of Congress. She has been published in more than 22 languages in a variety of formats, from picture books to historical novels.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780140373899
- Publication Date
- January 1, 1995
- Publisher
- Puffin Books
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 1991
- Page Count
- 182
- Word Count
- 55426
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 8 - 12 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 92020304
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 32844381
- Lexile® Level
- 860L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~T
- ATOS® Book Level
- 5.6
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 9
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 6024
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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