• Hattie Big Sky - Ingram
1 1

Yearling Books, 2008-23-12

Hattie Big Sky

Hattie Big Sky

Hattie

Kirby Larson, Author

Paperback

9780385735957

$8.99 USD
$8.99 USD
Sale Sold out
Shipping calculated at checkout.
39 available

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NEWBERY HONOR AWARD WINNER 

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.

  • Make Way for Books Annotation

This is the kind of book that lingers long after the final page, inviting readers to return to it years later. Hattie’s story echoes the spirit of the Little House books while offering an older, more realistic view of frontier life. Set on the homesteading prairie of Montana during World War I, the novel explores loyalty, prejudice, and belonging as Hattie reconciles her affection for her German neighbors with the realities of a nation at war. Through hardship and responsibility, sixteen-year-old Hattie discovers determination, resilience, and the strength she never knew she possessed.

Keywords and Themes: Accomplishment • Courage • Dedication • Family • Girls & Women • Help • Historical • Homestead • Juvenile Fiction • Orphans & Foster Homes • Perseverance • Prejudice • Self-Discovery • United States - 20th Century • World War I • Young Adult Fiction

Readability • 5.0

Age Range • 12-0

Pages • 320

Subjects • Montana • History • 20th century • World War • 1914-1918 • United States • Self-reliance • Frontier and pioneer life • Orphans

Categories • Young Adult Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century • Young Adult Fiction | Family | Orphans & Foster Homes • Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NEWBERY HONOR AWARD WINNER

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.

View full details