Great book, I read it and enjoyed every minute of it,and could not put it down till it was done.I hope you will enjoy it I did.
Dear America: Like the Willow Tree
By Lois Lowry
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 4 - 6 | n/a | 5.6 | 36599 |
Two-time Newbery Award-winning author Lois Lowry brings a brand-new, beautiful diary to the Dear America series!
Suddenly orphaned by the Spanish flu epidemic in the fall of 1918, eleven-year-old Lydia Pierce and her fourteen-year-old brother, Daniel, of Portland, Maine, are taken by their uncle to be raised in the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake. Thrust into the Shakers' unfamiliar way of life, Lydia must grapple with a new world that is nothing like the one she used to know.
Now separated from her beloved brother, for men and women do not mix in this community, Lydia must adjust to many changes. But in time, and with her courageous spirit, she learns to find the joy in life again.
Suddenly orphaned by the Spanish flu epidemic in the fall of 1918, eleven-year-old Lydia Pierce and her fourteen-year-old brother, Daniel, of Portland, Maine, are taken by their uncle to be raised in the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake. Thrust into the Shakers' unfamiliar way of life, Lydia must grapple with a new world that is nothing like the one she used to know.
Now separated from her beloved brother, for men and women do not mix in this community, Lydia must adjust to many changes. But in time, and with her courageous spirit, she learns to find the joy in life again.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN-13: 9780545144698
ISBN-10: 0545144698
Published on 1/1/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
Book Reviews (3)
I love this book
This book was really interesting. It is about a girl named Lydia who stays with a religious group of people named the Shakers, after her parents and baby sister die of the Spanish Influenza, a heart breaking disease which spread across the world very quickly because there were not enough doctors and medical equipment. Daniel, Lydia's older brother wants to run away and join the army. Will he choose to stay at The Chosen Land, the name of the Shaker;s community, or run away and leave Lydia by herself? Lydia learns to be simple, learn of Mother Ann's teachings, and love God.