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Publisher's summary
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. 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.
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"Rich in historical detail...a superb story of grit, determination, and personal growth." (The Horn Book)
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- Bethany Hall
- 11-07-18
I had to read it for class, but I didn't mind
I had to read this for a grad level education class. It was okay. I wasn't sorry that I had to read it.
It's personal for the main character, Lyddie. It does deal with several topics that could be explosive, slavery, abolitionism, child labor, poor working conditions, and death but they are just part of the world the way Lyddie speaks of them and interacts with them.
This book isn't making any political statements, it's very coming of age. It's simple and engaging.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Brandi L.
- 11-21-19
Could not put it down!
The sort of book that just makes you feel good inside outside and just all over. Don't hesitate to read this book. Ever. I could not put it down!
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- Tien Watson
- 02-13-23
I read it for pleasure
I read Lyddie for pleasure because i read the back of the book and from the back of the book i was very intrigued.
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- D. Hamp
- 02-04-23
Interesting
I thought this book was a amazing story and it was very intertwining to read.
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- Aloka
- 03-18-21
Beautiful story
A beautiful story that takes place in the 1800. I really enjoyed learning about this time period. Lyddie was such an amazing girl. Loved it and a must read.
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- Boo
- 01-12-21
Beast storry I've read.
Lyddie uses a re-occuring scene throughout the book. I wish the book was longer so I knew what was to happen in Lyddie's future. This book was so enjoyable, and the narrator showed great emotion.
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- TJ
- 03-22-20
A great story of triumph and coming of age.
Listened to this starting in an afternoon until way too late into the night (morning) because I didn't want to stop.
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- andrea
- 02-05-19
Fantastic.
Great book for my 14, 13, and 11 year old. I would highly recommend it.
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Eleven-year-old Mimi Mackson comes from a big Indian American family: Dad's a renowned food writer, Mom's a successful businesswoman, and her three older siblings all have their own respective accomplishments. It's easy to feel invisible in such an impressive family, but Mimi's dream of proving she's not the least talented member of her family seems possible when she discovers a contest at the new bakery in town. Plus, it'll start her on the path to becoming a celebrity chef like her culinary idol, Puffy Fay.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Cute story, not really well written
- By Harmony Button on 12-17-20
By: Rajani LaRocca
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A Wolf Called Wander
- By: Rosanne Parry
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 214
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 163
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Story5 out of 5 stars 162
Swift, a young wolf cub, lives with his pack in the mountains learning to hunt, competing with his brothers and sisters for hierarchy, and watching over a new litter of cubs. Then a rival pack attacks, and Swift and his family scatter. Alone and scared, Swift must flee and find a new home. His journey takes him a remarkable 1,000 miles across the Pacific Northwest. The trip is full of peril, and Swift encounters forest fires, hunters, highways, and hunger before he finds his new home.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Grateful, but disappointed.
- By hal riley on 12-22-19
By: Rosanne Parry
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Riding Freedom
- By: Pam Munoz Ryan
- Narrated by: Melissa Hughes
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 452
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 382
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Story5 out of 5 stars 379
Charlotte Parkhurst was raised in the mid-1800s and was expected to live her life without the freedoms she dreamed of. But Charlotte was smart and determined, and she figured out a way to live her life the way she wanted; Charlotte became an expert horse rider, a legendary stagecoach driver, and the first woman ever to vote—at a time when such things were outlawed for women.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book!
- By M. Torrero on 02-07-19
By: Pam Munoz Ryan
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The Winter People
- By: Joseph Bruchac
- Narrated by: Ben Rameka
- Length: 4 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5
Saxso is 14 when the British attack his village. It’s 1759, and war is raging in the northeast between the British and the French, with the Abenaki people - Saxso’s people - by their side. Without enough warriors to defend their homes, Saxso’s village is burned to the ground. Many people are killed, but some, including Saxso’s mother and two sisters, are taken hostage. Now it’s up to Saxso, on his own, to track the raiders and bring his family back home...before it’s too late.
By: Joseph Bruchac
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Morning Girl
- By: Michael Dorris
- Narrated by: Eliza, Reilly Duggan
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 81
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 56
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Story4 out of 5 stars 58
Through the alternating voices of 12-year-old Morning Girl and her younger brother Star Boy, we step into the extraordinarily rich lives of an indigenous family on a Bahamian Island in 1492, just as their paradise is about to be discovered and a new world order begins to take shape.
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5 out of 5 stars
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thoughtful and reflective
- By Laura H on 04-06-06
By: Michael Dorris
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Jefferson's Sons
- By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 260
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 225
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 223
What does it mean when the man who wrote the Declaration of Independence is your father and also your slave master? Beverly, Harriet, Madison, and Eston are Thomas Jefferson’s children, but their mother is a slave, so they must keep their father’s identity secret. They get special treatment - better work, better shoes, even violin lessons - but they are still slaves. Their father has promised to set them all free when each turns 21. Some of them are light-skinned enough that they will be able to enter white society - and thereby turn their backs on home forever.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Great Read
- By Zaina on 03-29-15
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Midsummer's Mayhem
- By: Rajani LaRocca
- Narrated by: Ariana Delawari
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 168
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 142
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 143
Eleven-year-old Mimi Mackson comes from a big Indian American family: Dad's a renowned food writer, Mom's a successful businesswoman, and her three older siblings all have their own respective accomplishments. It's easy to feel invisible in such an impressive family, but Mimi's dream of proving she's not the least talented member of her family seems possible when she discovers a contest at the new bakery in town. Plus, it'll start her on the path to becoming a celebrity chef like her culinary idol, Puffy Fay.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Cute story, not really well written
- By Harmony Button on 12-17-20
By: Rajani LaRocca
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A Wolf Called Wander
- By: Rosanne Parry
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 214
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 163
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Story5 out of 5 stars 162
Swift, a young wolf cub, lives with his pack in the mountains learning to hunt, competing with his brothers and sisters for hierarchy, and watching over a new litter of cubs. Then a rival pack attacks, and Swift and his family scatter. Alone and scared, Swift must flee and find a new home. His journey takes him a remarkable 1,000 miles across the Pacific Northwest. The trip is full of peril, and Swift encounters forest fires, hunters, highways, and hunger before he finds his new home.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Grateful, but disappointed.
- By hal riley on 12-22-19
By: Rosanne Parry
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Jacob Have I Loved
- By: Katherine Paterson
- Narrated by: Moira Kelly
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 132
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 106
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Story4 out of 5 stars 105
"Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated." With her grandmother's taunt, Louise knew that she, like the biblical Esau, was the despised elder twin. Caroline, her selfish younger sister, was the one everyone loved. Growing up on a tiny Chesapeake Bay island in the early 1940s, angry Louise reveals how Caroline robbed her of everything: her hopes for schooling, her friends, her mother, even her name. While everyone pampered Caroline, Wheeze (her sister's name for her) began to learn the ways of the watermen and the secrets of the island.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Beware . This book is shortened. AKA abridged.
- By Charlotte on 03-02-18
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A Girl of the Limberlost
- By: Gene Stratton-Porter
- Narrated by: Mary Starkey
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 144
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 114
This is the sequel to Freckles - the moving story of a young girl whose kindness and wholesome philosophy brightens the lives of everyone she meets.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Written in 1909 - glimpse into the period
- By Jan on 02-21-13
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My Side of the Mountain
- By: Jean Craighead George
- Narrated by: Michael Crouch
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,728
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,383
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,382
Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods - all by himself. With only a penknife, a ball of cord, 40 dollars, and some flint and steel, he intends to survive on his own. Sam learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the wilderness, a year that changes his life forever.
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5 out of 5 stars
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my favorite book as a kid
- By james hopkins on 05-08-18
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How to Find What You're Not Looking For
- By: Veera Hiranandani
- Narrated by: Priya Ayyar
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15
Twelve-year-old Ariel Goldberg's life feels like the moment after the final guest leaves the party. Her family's Jewish bakery runs into financial trouble, and her older sister has eloped with a young man from India following the Supreme Court decision that strikes down laws banning interracial marriage. As change becomes Ariel's only constant, she's left to hone something that will be with her always—her own voice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Chalked full of learning and discussion points
- By Kathy on 07-13-23
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The Last Wild
- By: Piers Torday
- Narrated by: Oliver Hembrough
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22
In a world where animals no longer exist, twelve-year-old Kester Jaynes sometimes feels like he hardly exists either. Locked away in a home for troubled children, he's told there's something wrong with him. So when he meets a flock of talking pigeons and a bossy cockroach, Kester thinks he's finally gone crazy. But the animals have something to say. And they need him. The pigeons fly Kester to a wild place where the last creatures in the land have survived.
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4 out of 5 stars
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My ela project book
- By Anonymous User on 01-03-22
By: Piers Torday
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Shouting at the Rain
- By: Lynda Mullaly Hunt
- Narrated by: Lisa Cordileone
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 184
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 156
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 156
Delsie loves tracking the weather - lately, though, it seems the squalls are in her own life. She's always lived with her kindhearted Grammy, but now, she's looking at their life with new eyes and wishing she could have a "regular family". Delsie observes other changes in the air, too - the most painful being a friend who's outgrown her. Luckily, she has neighbors with strong shoulders to support her, and Ronan, a new friend who is caring and courageous but also troubled by the losses he's endured.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wondering life lessons
- By Amazon Customer on 08-28-19
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Bull Run
- By: Paul Fleischman
- Narrated by: Paul Fleischman
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 74
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Story4 out of 5 stars 60
Bull Run was the site of the first battle of the Civil War. This book creates an intimate tapestry of stories from blacks and whites, adults and children, leaders and families from the North and South. Broken dreams and bloodshed take you back to the front lines of the Battle of Bull Run.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book!
- By LaShanda on 07-04-16
By: Paul Fleischman
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See You in the Cosmos
- By: Jack Cheng
- Narrated by: Kivlighan de Montebello, Brittany Pressley, Graham Halstead, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 385
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 336
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