New Windmills: Lyddie (New Windmills) - Hardcover

Katherine Paterson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0435124110 ISBN 13: 9780435124113

Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books - Secondary Division, 1994

Synopsis

This series offers classic and contemporary fiction for schools to suit a range of ages and tastes. In this book, set in 19th-century New England, Lyddie is determined to buy back her family's farm. She earns enough money, but has neglected those around her and is forced to re-think her values.

About this title

About the Author:

Katherine Paterson has written numerous children's book including Lyddie, The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks, and Jip, His Story. 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.

From Publishers Weekly:

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 herself. Paterson ( The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks ) clearly depicts the effects of poverty during the 19th century, focusing on the plight of factory workers enslaved by their dismal jobs. Impeccably researched and expertly crafted, this book is sure to satisfy those interested in America's industrialization period. Ages 10-14.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books - Secondary Division
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0435124110
• ISBN 13: 9780435124113
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 184