lives with her mother, brother, and two sisters because her father left
them.
Lyddie is the adult in her family. Her father left them
on the farm and went west to seek his fortune, because he was unlucky at farming. After her
father left, her mother was not able to take care of them. She was just too unstable, something
that had started when Anges was born. Lyddie, the oldest, had a brother a few years younger
named Charlie and two baby sisters. Agnus was the youngest, followed by Rachel.
In the beginning of the book when Lyddie is describing the incident with the bear, she
lists the ages of her youngest siblings.
No, Mama had
never laughed, but Lyddie and Charles...
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