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Title
Hattie Big Sky / Kirby Larson.
Author
Larson, Kirby.
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
0385903324
9780385903325
0385733135
9780385733137
9780385903325
0385733135
9780385733137
Publication Details
New York : Delacorte Press, c2006.
Language
English
Description
289 p. ; 22 cm.
Call Number
PZ7.L32394 Hat 2006
Dewey Decimal Classification
[Fic]
Summary
After inheriting her uncle's homesteading claim in Montana, sixteen-year-old orphan Hattie Brooks travels from Iowa in 1917 to make a home for herself and encounters some unexpected problems related to the war being fought in Europe. Alone in the world, teen-aged Hattie is driven to prove up on her uncle's homesteading claim. For years, sixteen-year-old Hattie's been shuttled between relatives. Tired of being Hattie Here-and-There, she courageously leaves Iowa to prove up on her late uncle's homestead claim near Vida, Montana. With a stubborn stick-to-itiveness, Hattie faces frost, drought and blizzards. Despite many hardships, Hattie forges ahead, sharing her adventures with her friends--especially Charlie, fighting in France--through letters and articles for her hometown paper. Her backbreaking quest for a home is lightened by her neighbors, the Muellers. But she feels threatened by pressure to be a "Loyal" American, forbidding friendships with folks of German descent. Despite everything, Hattie's determined to stay until a tragedy causes her to discover the true meaning of home.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 289).
Audience
012 & up.
Awards
Newbery Honor, 2007.
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