Lyddie (Puffin Modern Classics)

Paterson, Katherine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0142402540 ISBN 13: 9780142402542

Publisher: Puffin Books, 2004

Impoverished Vermont farm girl Lyddie Worthen is determined to gain her independence by becoming a factory worker in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1840s

Review:

* "Rich in historical detail . . . a superb story of grit, determination, and personal growth."

About the Author:

Katherine Paterson was born in China in 1932 - she was the middle of five children. Her parents were missionaries and during her childhood the family travelled extensively. After graduating she was a teacher in Virginia and later she travelled to Japan where she lived for four years. Katherine Paterson is twice winner of the Newbery Medal: in 1978 for BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA and in 1981 for JACOB HAVE I LOVED. Katherine now lives in Vermont, USA and loves to teach, read and cook.