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Like the Willow Tree
The Diary of Lydia Amelia Pierce
By LOWRY, Lois
- ISBN
- 978-0-54514-469-8
- Publisher
- Scholastic
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2011 | Grades 5-up
Gr 3–6—Lydia Amelia Pierce, 11, and her older brother, Daniel, are sent to live in the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake, ME, after her parents die in the 1918 influenza epidemic. Lydia must become accustomed to living, working, and learning with the Shakers and the other orphaned or abandoned children cared for at the settlement. However, Daniel toys with the idea of running away, and does indeed leave for a time. Although Lydia worries about him, her time with...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
After eleven-year-old Lydia and her brother are orphaned in the 1918 influenza epidemic, they're sent to live in the Shaker community at S...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
