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Why can’t Lyddie go home in the summer like the other girls? page 81 in the lyddie book

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During the summer, most of the girls at the factory go home. But Lyddie is required to stay and work under the relevant provisions of her contract. ... Betsy has been reading to her from Oliver Twist, and this has kindled Lyddie's interest in reading and learning.

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