Hattie big sky / Kirby Larson.
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]
- Copyright: ©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.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Madison Main Library | J FIC LAR (Text) | 30229100492429 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
