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Also by Kirby Larson:

Dash, September 2014
Hardcover / e-Book
Nubs, November 2009
Hardcover
Hattie Big Sky, October 2006
Hardcover

HATTIE BIG SKY
By: Kirby Larson

Delacorte
October 2006
On Sale: September 26, 2006
304 pages
ISBN: 0385733135
EAN: 9780385733137
Hardcover
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Young Adult

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.

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, January 2007