Impoverished Vermont farm girl Lyddie Worthen is determined to gain her independence by becoming a factory worker in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1840s.
From two-time Newbery award-winning author Katherine Paterson. 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.
When ten-year-old Lyddie and her younger brother are hired out as servants to help pay off their family farms debts, Lyddie is determined to find a way to reunite her family.
Julian is a quick fibber and a wishful thinker. And he is great at telling stories. He can make people--especially his younger brother, Huey--believe just about anything. Like the story about the cats that come in the mail.
After her father abandons the family, young Lyddie Worthen's mother hires the young girl out to pay his debts. A superb story of grit, determination, and personal growth.--The Horn Book.
When ten-year-old Lyddie and her younger brother are hired out as servants to help pay off their family farms debts, Lyddie is determined to find a way to reunite her family.