Like the Willow Tree

Patricia Reilly Giff

Summary

After being orphaned during the influenza epidemic of 1918, eleven-year-old Lydia Pierce and her fourteen-year-old brother are taken by their grieving uncle to be raised in the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake. Includes author's note about the Shakers.

My Reflections

Good, Dear America series.

ICC 2012-2013

AR 5.6 6 points