{"title":"Kirby Larson","description":"After KIRBY LARSON heard a snippet of a story about her great-grandmother homesteading in eastern Montana, she went on to write Hattie Big Sky,  winner of a 2007 Newbery Honor Award. This sequel was written in part to answer many questions readers posed about the irrepressible Hattie. Connect with the author on her blog (www.kirbyslane.blogspot.com) or via Twitter (@kirbylarson).","products":[{"product_id":"hattie-ever-after-paperback","title":"Hattie Ever After - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter leaving Uncle Chester's homestead claim, orphan Hattie Brooks throws a lasso around a new dream, even bigger than the Montana sky. She wants to be a reporter, knowing full well that a few pieces published in the \u003ci\u003eArlington News\u003c\/i\u003e will not suffice. Real reporters must go to Grand Places, and do Grand Things, like Hattie's hero Nellie Bly. Another girl might be stymied by this, but Hattie has faced down a hungry wolf and stood up to a mob of angry men. Nothing can squash her desire to write for a big city newspaper. A letter and love token from Uncle Chester's old flame in San Francisco fuels that desire and Hattie jumps at the opportunity to get there by working as a seamstress for a traveling acting troupe. This could be her chance to solve the mystery of her \"scoundrel\" uncle and, in the process, help her learn more about herself. But Hattie must first tell Charlie that she will not join him in Seattle. Even though her heart approves of Charlie's plan for their marriage, her mind fears that saying yes to him would be saying no to herself. Hattie holds her own in the big city, literally pitching her way to a byline, and a career that could be even bigger than Nellie Bly's. But can making headlines compensate for the pain of betrayal and lost love? Hattie must dig deep to find her own true place in the world. Kirby Larson once again creates a lovingly written novel about the remarkable and resilient young orphan, Hattie Inez Brooks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50232753914079,"sku":"9780375850905","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/RNL62oI0KV9780375850905.webp?v=1781870257"},{"product_id":"hattie-big-sky-paperback","title":"Hattie Big Sky - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - NEWBERY HONOR AWARD WINNER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Under 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50235459600607,"sku":"9780385735957","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/JcDbAjMf09780385735957.webp?v=1781873828"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/kirby-larson.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}