![]() ![]() In order to keep the 320 acres Uncle Charlie has bequeathed to her (along with the shack of a house, its contents, a horse, and a cow), she has to cultivate 40 acres of farmland and set 480 rods of fencing around the border of her land. When Hattie arrives in Vida, she quickly learns that not all is as it seems. “Hon, when someone’s a true friend, there’s no need to miss ’em.” She patted her chest. ![]() A beautiful epistolary novel filled with history, friendship, bravery, and even a bit of feminism, Hattie Big Sky is a novel you shouldn’t miss. ![]() Unfortunately, when she arrives Hattie realizes homesteading isn’t what she expected it to be. When she receives a letter from her Uncle Charlie’s lawyer saying he left his homestead claim in Vida, Montana to his niece, Hattie jumps at the chance to drop her nickname Hattie Here-and-There. She has been shuttled between relatives repeatedly since her parents died when she was a toddler. It’s 1918 and sixteen-year-old Hattie Inez Brooks is tired of feeling out of place. But Hattie Big Sky might be one of my all-time favorite young adult novels. I wasn’t a big fan of The Higher Power of Lucky, which won the 2007 Newbery Award. Not only because I feel like this is an underrated book, but because it is a 2007 Newbery Honor book. ![]() I find it practically impossible to articulate the passion I feel for 5-star and the rare 6-star book!But I had to try with Hattie Big Sky. I don’t often write reviews for books I love. ![]()
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