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Hattie big sky / Kirby Larson.

Larson, Kirby. (Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0385733135
  • ISBN: 0385903324
  • ISBN: 9780385733137
  • ISBN: 9780385903325
  • ISBN: 9780440239413
  • ISBN: 9780606074902
  • Physical Description: 289 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Delacorte Press, [2006]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 289).
Target Audience Note:
012 & up.
700L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 4.4 10 109096.
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 4.4 10
Awards Note:
A Junior Library Guild selection.
Subject:
Self-reliance > Juvenile fiction.
Frontier and pioneer life > Montana > Juvenile fiction.
Orphans > Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1914-1918 > United States > Juvenile fiction.
Frontier and pioneer life > Juvenile fiction.
Self-reliance > Fiction.
Frontier and pioneer life > Fiction.
Orphans > Fiction.
World War, 1914-1918 > United States > Fiction.
Montana > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Montana > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Genre:
Novels.

Available copies

  • 67 of 69 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)

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Madison Main Library J FIC LAR (Text) 30229100492429 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Albemarle Main Library J FIC Larson (Text) 31010000186389 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library J LARSON (Text) 39493106009899 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Alexander Main Library YA F Larson (Text) 34269000861295 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Alleghany Public Library YA LARSON (Text) 30664100160479 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Angier Public Library J F Lar (Text) 33632002400159 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Avery County Morrison Public Library YA FIC LAR (Text) 31111002266632 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Beaufort Main YA F LARSO (Text) 34208203128888 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Belhaven Public Library YA FIC (Text) 38344400118806 Adult Fiction Available -
Canton Library YF (Text) 33115005353179 Young Adult Fiction Available -