SuitabookBuilding a home through hardship
Hattie leaves relatives in Iowa to work on her late uncle’s Montana homestead claim despite severe weather and demanding conditions.
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Kirby Larson - Author
A determined young person tackles isolation, hard physical work and uncertainty while trying to make a home. The story also brings friendship, community support and pressure surrounding German ancestry during wartime.
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.From the Hardcover edition.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA determined young person tackles isolation, hard physical work and uncertainty while trying to make a home. The story also brings friendship, community support and pressure surrounding German ancestry during wartime.
Hattie leaves relatives in Iowa to work on her late uncle’s Montana homestead claim despite severe weather and demanding conditions.
Hattie feels threatened by expectations to be a “Loyal” American, including opposition to friendships with people of German descent.
The book warrants attention to hardship, severe weather, social exclusion linked to German descent and a tragedy.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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