Hattie Big Sky

I read this book over the weekend. This historical fiction was a Newberry Honor in 2007. I could tell that it was written for young teenagers because it was missing the depth of descriptions & emotions that older readers might appreciate. But it was an interesting, clean, quick read, which was nice. I love reading books about times past. This book was set during WWI. It helps me appreciate those who came before.

My favorite quote from the book was this English Proverb:
"A man may work from sun to sun, but a woman's work is never done." Oh soooo true!

This is the description from the publisher:

For 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.


Under the big sky, Hattie braves hard weather, hard times, a cantankerous cow, and her own hopeless hand at the cookstove on her quest to discover the true meaning of home.