num_pages: 320
description: 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.From the Hardcover edition.
language: English
title: Hattie Big Sky
titlecomplete: Hattie Big Sky (Hattie Series)
genres: Fiction, Historical, Coming Of Age, Juvenile, Teen, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Audiobook
ratings_count: 18243
places: Montana, Vida
series: Hattie
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Montana Book Award, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Middle School/Junior High, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Gateway Readers Award, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
publisher: Ember