Lyddie escapes the hardships of working in the mill by looking forward to betsy reading oliver twist to her at night. Bedlow had added a few years and several pounds in her description of rachel to the agent, but a skeptical look was all she got from the overseer on the spinning room floor when she presented rachel for work the next morning. How did lyddies mother react when the bear reared up on his hind legs. Read the following passage from chapter 17 about lyddie taking rachel to her first day of work at the mill. Indeed, when the men had left the dining room to go into the taproom, she stayed behind, reading a book she had taken from a small silk purse that matched her.
What is a summary for chapters 16, 17, and 18 of lyddie. Lyddie chapter 16 fever created with casts udl book builder. At the beginning of the book, lyddie lives on a farm in vermont, with a small. Diana said, lyddie, anyone who copies a book page by page certainly needs another book by the same author. Lyddie chapter 17 doffer created with casts udl book builder. How do the characters, setting, and plot interact in chapter 17 of lyddie.
Chapter 17 of lyddie by katherine paterson read out loud uploaded in hd at. Morris would not let her and lyddie knew her body was not ready yet. By the end, lyddie couldnt believe she had spent so much money, but knew that rachel needed it and she needed to take care of her. Lyddie, by katherine paterson lyddie is a book from my childhood, one that i read so many times the binding was falling apart. Impoverished vermont farm girl lyddie worthen is determined to gain her independence by becoming a factory worker in lowell, massachusetts, in the 1840s. It had been two weeks and she wanted to get back to the looms. It was several weeks before lyddie caught on that the novel was from the lending library and thus cost betsy five cents a week to borrow. Lyddie bought rachel a new dress and a book to help teach her to read. Lyddie felt she and charlie had a right to keep the money they could get for selling the heifer. How do the characters, setting, and plot interact in chapter 17 of.
Near the end of chapter 1, charlie and lyddie get a letter from their mother. She could barely walk to the bathroom or to eat dinner. An ala notable book an ala best book for young adults a booklist editors choice american bookseller pick of the lists school library journal pdf best book parents magazine best book. Close reading helps you get to know the characters and story. Review, lyddie readers notes, chapters 1 3, teachers edition. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.