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Hattie Big Sky [compact disc] / Kirby Larson.

by Larson, Kirby.

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New York : Listening Library, p2007.

Self-reliance -- Juvenile sound recordings.

Frontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile sound recordings.

Orphans -- Juvenile sound recordings.

World War, 1914-1918 -- United States -- Juvenile sound recordings.

Montana -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile sound recordings.

9780739350515 (set) :

073935051X (set) :

7 sound discs (ca. 73 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

After inheriting her uncle's homesteading claim in Montana, sixteen-year-old orphan Hattie Brooks travels from Iowa in 1917 to make a home for herself and encounters some unexpected problems related to the war being fought in Europe. 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.

Newbery Honor book, 2007.

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