# Is "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Lyddie by Katherine Paterson (Lodestar Books, 1991) is identified by: True first is the US Lodestar Books/E.P. US Lodestar Books/E.P.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True first is the US Lodestar Books/E.P. Dutton hardcover of 1991
- First printings show the copyright-page number line ending in 1 and a dust jacket with its original printed price
- Confirm the Lodestar/Dutton imprint and the number line
- Publisher imprint reads Lodestar Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Katherine Paterson |
| Publisher | Lodestar Books |
| Year | 1991 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | True first is the US Lodestar Books/E.P. Dutton hardcover of 1991 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
True first is the US Lodestar Books/E.P. Dutton hardcover of 1991. First printings show the copyright-page number line ending in 1 and a dust jacket with its original printed price. Confirm the Lodestar/Dutton imprint and the number line.

## Is this the true first?
US Lodestar Books/E.P. Dutton edition is the true first; published first in the United States.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions lack a printed jacket price and typically lack the full number line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Lyddie* by Katherine Paterson a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/lyddie
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.