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    Lyddie

    Written by Katherine Paterson

    Narrated by Melba Sibrel

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    About this audiobook

    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.

    "Rich in historical detail...a superb story of grit, determination, and personal growth." —The Horn Book, starred review

    "Lyddie is full of life, full of lives, full of reality." —The New York Times Book Review

    An ALA Notable Book
    An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
    A Booklist Editor's Choice
    American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists"
    School Library Journal Best Book 
    Parents magazine Best Book

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateDec 5, 2017
    ISBN9780525591382
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    Lyddie
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    Katherine Paterson

    Katherine Paterson’s international fame rests not only on her widely acclaimed novels but also on her efforts to promote literacy in the United States and abroad. A two-time winner of the Newbery Medal (Bridge to Terabithia and Jacob Have I Loved) and the National Book Award (The Great Gilly Hopkins and The Master Puppeteer), she has received many accolades for her body of work, including the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, given by her home state of Vermont. She was also named a Living Legend by the Library of Congress. She served as the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature in 2010-2011.Ms. Paterson is vice president of the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance (www.thencbla.org), which is a not-for-profit education and advocacy organization. The NCBLA’s innovative projects actively promote literacy, literature, libraries, and the arts.  She is both an Alida Cutts Lifetime Member of the United States Board on Books for Young People (www.usbby.org) and a lifetime member of the International Board on Books for Young People (www.ibby.org).She and her husband, John, live in Montpelier, Vermont. They have four children and seven grandchildren. For more information, visit www.terabithia.com.

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