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<p><P>When ten-year-old 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. A story of determination and personal growth, Lyddie has already established itself as a classic. <P>An ALA Notable Book</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>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. 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. 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. 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. Readers will sympathize with Lyddie's hardships and admire her determination to create a better life for

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Author

Paterson, Katherine

Publisher

New York, N.Y., U.S.A.: Puffin Books

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9780140373899

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Young Adult, Children'S

Rating

3.6 / 5 (80 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14