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Summary: An Appreciation for Life 150 Years Ago
Review: I bought this book for my 10-yr. old daughter because I wanted her to read some historical fiction where she could see how real people lived in America in the 1800's. I thought that she would like the book, but she loved it, and I found myself reading it, too, just to see what it was about. I fell in love with it, too. The characters are real full of problems and small joys. Lyddie leads a hard life that only someone from last century could have experienced, yet the author brings it to life so that kids today can understand and relate to what she went through. I really loved the small historical details, like the discrimination against Quakers in 1840 New England, like the damage to a worker's lungs from the lint in the air of a textile mill, and like the sleeping conditions within a girls' boarding house. We will be reading more of this author's works, and I recommend all to join us.
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Summary: Lyddie
Review: Lyddie, by Katherine Patterson is a story about a young New England mountain girl who finds herself struggling and on her own. Her strong character and work ethic lead her to live the life of a factory girl during the industrial revolution.
I enjoyed reading this historic fiction novel because of its strong literary merit. Katherine Patterson did a good job of creating a lived through experience of the struggles that someone might endure during the era of industrial revolution. I also enjoyed the book because the plot had subtle dramatic questions that kept me eager to find out what will happen next. I had never read anything pertaining to the industrial revolution other than a textbook. Lyddie provided an experience that changed my mind as I read and it also changed my view of history. The author also tactfully understated certain concepts. I found that this technique added to the theme of survival. The understatements also worked nicely with the subtle questions Patterson raised that promoted a reader's thoughts throughout the book.
I think that Lyddie is an appropriate book for the classroom anytime. However it works especially well if the class is learning about the industrial revolution. The story offers a lot of insight into history. Lyddie's strong protagonist female character can relate to many different types of readers so many children will get into the story as much as I did.
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Summary: Spinning away~
Review: Mid 1800s. Your father left three years ago, your mother has basically given you a job, and done the same for your family. You feel alone and scarred and you wonder how your family will ever be together again. Only one thing can make enough money for that to happen: to be a factory girl in Lowell, Massachusetts.
That's basically the first few chapters. Lyddie's life isn't easy, but she won't stand for it. She travels to Lowell, and she does get a job. With the job, she learns to read, to write, and to stand up for herself. But what of her friends? What happens when her dreams of money spoil? What happened to her family? When my old tutor assigned it to me, a long while ago, I hated it. But a few days ago, I saw this book in Borders, and since I had time to kill, I decided to try it again to see if it was as bad as I thought it was. As soon as I opened the book, all of those memories evaporated. Patterson created such a strong character. One with faults, with ideals, and one with morals. This book is a great way to kill time, learn some history, and have some fun.
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Summary: Lyddie
Review: This book is about Lyddie, a farm girl, her father has a debt on the farm, and she must work at a factory to earn money for the debt. Her father disapeared and her mother went insane. Lyddie works at the factory and meets new people like, Bridget, Diana, Betsy, and others. Her friend Diana has helped her alot and she wants to repay her back. Lyddie finds out later that Diana is pregnant with a baby and the man is already married. Diana leaves the factory and tries to work everything with the baby and the man. Lyddie says her good-bye and Diana is off. Mr. Mardsen tries to rape her, but she puts a pan on his head. He makes up an excuse that she was a bad influence to the girls, and he fired her. She decided to go to college after that.
I liked this book because it tells a story about a girl that works at a factory with all girls. It tells a story that the girl must be able to work off a debt on the farm where she lived. She is left alone to take care of her siblings. Her mother has gone insane, and thinks that the world was going to come to an end everyday. It is both emotional and tough, the way Katherine Paterson writes the tone of voice Lyddie uses. The way Lyddie talks, is very interesting.
My favorite part in the story was when Lyddie receives the letter from Luke Stevens to marry him. Lyddie is suprised and is so mad that he would ask that kind of question at this period of her life. She tears the letter apart into pieces and burned it in the stove. The nerve that Luke Stevens had to ask her to marry him. He knew that Lyddie had all kinds of problems with the farm and her family. He just had to ask her, he didn't even understand what she was going through.
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Summary: A fun book!
Review: ~Lyddie Worthen~{!/~}s parents are not with her, and her brother and sisters sent to live with other people. Lyddie works hard try to pay off her family~{!/~}s debt. First she works at Cutler~{!/~}s Tavern. When she hears about the mill jobs in Lowell, Massachusetts, she also hears she can make good money of it. So she becomes a factory girl. Lyddie learns to read and learns to deal with all kinds of things happen in her life. The working conditions begin to affect her friend~{!/~}s health; she~~ has to make a choice. Through her struggle in the tough world, she understands how to live on her own.Everyone is his or her free labor. No matter whom they work for, they have the rights to improve their working conditions, especially when nobody can work under bad conditions. Everyone is his or her free labor. No matter whom they work for, they have the rights to improve their working conditions, especially when nobody can work under bad conditions.~
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Summary: Lyddie is okay
Review: Lyddie is not the best book I have read. It is pretty boring and honestly I would not have read it if I hadn't been forced to read it for school. Basically, it is about a thirteen year old girl named Lyddie who is forced to work in a factory and become a mill girl to pay off debt. Throughout many deaths and being harassed by Mr. Marsden, her boss, she improves her grammer with the help of Diana and encounters Irish Immigrants. One in particular, Brigid, is just like Lyddie when she first arrived at the factory.I hated the ending. I do not recommened this book to other readers. Although, if you are interested in mill life, factories or womans rights, you might enjoy it.
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Summary: Lyddie
Review: This book was the worste book I have EVER read. I was forced to read it for school, and all 9 kids plus our teacher didn't like it. The best part was the accosting Mr. Marsden. YAY!
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Summary: A great and adventurious book!
Review: I read this book for a book report. Let me tell you, it took me forever to get though Chapter 1 and now, it's my favorite book! The book is jam-packed with happiness, sadness, family issues, history and adventure! The book is very relistic because is shows what life was like back then and the kinds of family issues. I also liked how the story was about a girl and her family's struggle in life. It's very relistic in showing how Lyddie gets through the hard times. You never know what's going to happen with all of the twists and turns! This book keeps you reading non-stop! If you haven't read this book here's my advice GET MOVING AND READ THIS BOOK! This book is DEFINITELY my favorite and NUMBER 1.
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Summary: Lyddie's world
Review: For me, Lyddie is one of those books I've read a thousand times. Lyddie's determination and hardworking attitude have inspired me to reach my own goals, and her courage has taught me how to face down my own bears in life. She goes through all these stages in the book with the single-minded drive to reunite her family, dealing with hardships and miseries, and she never loses sight of her goal. Interestingly, nobody seems to have commented on Diana, who I think is a pivotal character. Diana is the person I always wanted to be, with her unceasing patience and kindness, and yet she isn't perfect, which makes her all the more realistic. The characters are flesh and blood, the plot is well-researched and believable. Read this book, it rocks!
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Summary: Go Paterson!
Review: Have you ever received a letter that could change your life forever? Lyddie Worthern did, but her life is just changed for now. Lyddie and her family have split up. Lyddie and her brother Charlie received the letter one morning. This letter splits up her family even more while they're still wondering whether their father will ever come home after he's been away and has yet to return. The letter says that Lyddie and Charlie's mother is sending them to separate farms to work. But after Lyddie gets in trouble at her new work, she decides to try the city life. Lyddie is now a city girl, she works and lives in the city, trying to get money for the family farm that was left back in Vermont. (...). Does Lyddie's family ever reunite? Does her father ever return from his long journey? Only the author of this amazing book, Lyddie knows, so go read Katherine Paterson's award winning book, that I've rated
a four stars because of the wonderful suspense.
Thank You!
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