Hattie Big Sky:
Author: Kirby Larson
Title: Hattie Big Sky
Illustrator: n/a
Genre: Chapter Book
Subgenre: Historical Fiction
Theme: Family
Primary Characters & Secondary Characters: Hattie, Charlie, Uncle Holt
Awards: Newberry Honor Book 2007
Date of Publication: 2006
Publishing Company: Delacorte Press
Summary: This chapter book is developed around the life of a young sixteen year old girl named Hattie. She has moved from family member to family member her entire life due to the absence of her parents. She decides to take action and moves alone to her uncle’s abandoned homestead in Montana. Throughout her adventures living along her times are documented to her friend and uncle. These events relate to the author’s own experiences. This book would be great for an older elementary age to explain life in the early settlement of the United States.
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