{"product_id":"hattie-big-sky","title":"Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - NEWBERY HONOR AWARD WINNER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA classic YA novel about a teenage girl searching for a sense of home and family that celebrates the true spirit of independence on the American frontier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor most of her life, sixteen-year-old Hattie Brooks has been shuttled from one distant relative to another. Tired of being Hattie Here-and-There, she summons the courage to leave Iowa and move all by herself to Vida, Montana, to prove up on her late uncle's homestead claim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnder the big sky, Hattie braves hard weather, hard times, a cantankerous cow, and her own hopeless hand at the cookstove. Her quest to make a home is championed by new neighbors Perilee Mueller, her German husband, and their children. For the first time in her life, Hattie feels part of a family, finding the strength to stand up against Traft Martin's schemes to buy her out and against increasing pressure to be a \"loyal\" American at a time when anything--or anyone--German is suspect. Despite daily trials, Hattie continues to work her uncle's claim until an unforeseen tragedy causes her to search her soul for the real meaning of home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis young pioneer's story is lovingly stitched together from Kirby Larson's own family history and the sights, sounds, and scents of homesteading life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION BEST BOOK FOR YOUNG ADULTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBEST BOOK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBOOKLIST\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eEDITORS' CHOICE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED TO 13 STATE AWARD LISTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★\"Larson creates a masterful picture of the homesteading experience and the people who persevered.\"-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A marvelous story about courage, loyalty, perseverance, and the meaning of home.\" --Newbery Award-Winning Author Karen Cushman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter \u003cstrong\u003eKirby Larson\u003c\/strong\u003e heard a snippet of a story about her great-grandmother homesteading in eastern Montana, she spent three years working on this story. The author lives in Kenmore, WA.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45549869269178,"sku":"9780385735957","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_bf27927e-8a46-4f5b-8a26-c39bd732a6ad.jpg?v=1769771455","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/hattie-big-sky","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}