Hattie Big Sky
Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson is a reissue published by Random House Children’s Books on December 23, 2008, featuring 320 pages in English. This young adult novel follows sixteen-year-old Hattie Brooks as she embarks on a journey to find her sense of home and family on the American frontier. After being moved from one relative to another, Hattie decides to leave Iowa for Vida, Montana, where she aims to fulfill her late uncle’s homestead claim, facing various challenges along the way.
Readers will discover Hattie’s resilience as she navigates the hardships of homesteading life, including inclement weather and personal struggles. The narrative highlights her relationships with new neighbors and the sense of belonging she finds for the first time. As Hattie confronts external pressures and personal tragedies, she embarks on a profound exploration of what home truly means. The story draws inspiration from Larson’s own family history, offering a glimpse into the historical context of the 20th century in the United States, particularly focusing on themes of family and independence.
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A classic YA novel about a teenage girl searching for a sense of home and family that celebrates the true spirit of independence on the American frontier.
For most of her life, sixteen-year-old Hattie Brooks has been shuttled from one distant relative to another. Tired of being Hattie Here-and-There, she summons the courage to leave Iowa and move all by herself to Vida, Montana, to prove up on her late uncle’s homestead claim.
Under the big sky, Hattie braves hard weather, hard times, a cantankerous cow, and her own hopeless hand at the cookstove. Her quest to make a home is championed by new neighbors Perilee Mueller, her German husband, and their children. For the first time in her life, Hattie feels part of a family, finding the strength to stand up against Traft Martin’s schemes to buy her out and against increasing pressure to be a “loyal” American at a time when anything—or anyone—German is suspect. Despite daily trials, Hattie continues to work her uncle’s claim until an unforeseen tragedy causes her to search her soul for the real meaning of home.
This young pioneer’s story is lovingly stitched together from Kirby Larson’s own family history and the sights, sounds, and scents of homesteading life.
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