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Impoverished Vermont farm girl Lyddie Worthen is determined to gain her independence by becoming a factory worker in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1840s.
First publish date: January 1, 1996
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Katherine Paterson
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