{"product_id":"lyddie-by-katherine-patterson","title":"Lyddie by Katherine Patterson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom two-time Newbery award-winning author Katherine Paterson.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes an all-new common core aligned educator's guide.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Rich in historical detail...a superb story of grit, determination, and personal growth.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\" \u003ci\u003eLyddie\u003c\/i\u003e is full of life, full of \u003ci\u003elives\u003c\/i\u003e, full of reality.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn ALA Notable Book \u003cbr\u003eAn ALA Best Book for Young Adults \u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e \"Pick of the Lists\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eParents \u003c\/i\u003emagazine Best Book\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKatherine Paterson\u003c\/strong\u003e has written numerous children's book including \u003ci\u003eLyddie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tale of the Mandarin Ducks\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJip, His Story\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books have received much acclaim and been published world-wide. Among her many literary honors are two Newbery Medals and two National Book Awards. She received the 1998 Hans Christian Andersen Medal as well as the 2006 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for the body of her work. She lives with her husband, John, in Barre, Vermont. They have four children and seven grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTarget Age: 8 to 12\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePuffin Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: January 1, 1995\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e0.6\" H x 7.6\" L x 5.0\" W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e208 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003epaperback\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52524194562343,"sku":"bca1793770727344","price":5.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/2481\/4887\/files\/lyddie-by-katherine-patterson_1.jpg?v=1793770743","url":"https:\/\/mobwifestyleboutique.shop\/products\/lyddie-by-katherine-patterson","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}