The Hattie Series

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by Kirby Larson (Author)

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. What follows is an engaging duo of historical narratives filled with warmth and humour.

Lovingly stitched together from Kirby Larson's own family history, and the sights, sounds and scents of a homesteading life, this young pioneer's story celebrates the true spirit of independence. The series is bound to appeal to a variety of readers, but particularly those who found a kindred spirit in Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables) or Laura Ingalls (Little House on the Prairie). Hattie is a complex, brave and resourceful character and a wonderful literary heroine. Her story is all the richer for being based on that of Kirby Larson's own beloved grandmother.