Like the Willow Tree: The Diary of Lydia Amelia Pierce: Portland, Maine, 1918 by Lois LowryMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars - It was ok
I think I would have given it 4 stars, if the narrator had been a little different. You could tell she was reading in a child-like voice, to match the age of the character. That part was fine. I had issues with the singing, to be honest. It was louder than the rest, so I'd have to quickly turn it down. There were also times it wasn't quite sounding right... Just my $0.02.
The story was an interesting one. It told about the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918 and the story of how the Shakers took in orphans to raise them in the faith throughout history.
Lydia and her brother are orphaned when the Spanish Flu kills her parents and baby sister. When it is determined that her uncle and his family cannot take them in, Lydia and her brother are taken to the Shaker community and raised there. Lydia has to learn all sorts of new rules, customs, and religious beliefs.
I didn't know much about Shakers, and I loved this historical information shared at the end of the book. I also did a little extra research on my own, and I hope that someday I can visit Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village where this book was set.
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