Hattie Big Sky
Loosely based upon the author’s grandmother’s experiences homesteading in Montana, Hattie Big Sky will keep readers engaged until the very end.
Hattie has had to move from family member to family member so often she calls herself “Hattie Here-and-There.” So when a land-claim comes to her from her late uncle, she jumps at the chance to prove up on her own claim and finally have a home where she belongs.
Living under the big sky for a year, Hattie struggles to complete the terms of the claim-adding 480 rods of fence, and cultivating 1/8th of her claim (forty acres). She gets a load of help and companionship from her “neighbors” Perilee Mueller and her German husband Karl.
However, as WWII continues, all Germans come under suspicion of a local “council of defense” patriotism force, and Hattie must face even more trials as she keeps loyal to her friends while attempting to keep her claim secure.
- About the author: Kirby Lane Larson from Kenmore, Washington is an American writer of children’s books. Her book, Hattie Big Sky, was a finalist for the 2007 Scandiuzzi Book Award of the Washington State Book Awards, and won a 2007 Newbery Honor.
