Hattie Big Sky | 
pick21 Nov-4 Dec 23 (audiobook)
Hattie is a teenaged orphan who has been shunted between distant relatives. During WWI, she receives a letter informing her that her uncle has left her his claim in Montana and she embarks on a quest to become a homesteader and make good her claim. It is interesting to follow her attempts and ponder the work and luck involved. She is also confronted with bigotry and discrimination in the name of patriotism.
pickTouching story of a young orphan girl homesteading in 1918 era East Montana with many hardships. True loving friends and "patriots" who are anti-German (as is one friend of hers). Based on author's ancestor.
pickThis novel totally hit the spot for me and the sewing/self-sufficiency/flu pandemic made it perfect to listen to while making masks for my teen for camp. (She's the same age as Hattie, and it's difficult imagining her trying to prove a claim in Montana in 1918.)
Today's audiowalk featured an unexpected egret in an unexpected body of water near a construction site.
My San Diego walk is a huge contrast to the Montana snow and cold in my audiobook. Hattie's Montana is also different from my only in-person experience of the state, an early-summer visit to Missoula and Glacier National Park years ago. It's making me crave an epic road trip (although admittedly it takes very little to get me craving epic road trips).
pickWhat a delightful YA book. Set in the early 1900s in #Montana, the main character, Hattie, tries to make a home for herself. This book has some very interesting characters, and the dynamics between all the frontier neighbors made for fun adventures. There's also hardship and lots of life lessons. Overall, I really enjoyed it.
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I was scared, I was scared
Tired and under prepared
But I wait for it🎶
Hattie, still a teen, inherits a homestead in Montana but is not prepared for the back-breaking toil and fatigue of caring for animals and acreage..
#inmyplace #julycoldplay
Thrift store haul for $3.12. 😎😎😎 Included in stack: The Way We Never Were (one of my fave nonfiction books ever), Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri, The Awakening of Miss Prim by Natalia Fenollera, Queenpin by Megan Abbott, and The Sandman: Book of Dreams edited by Neil Gaiman. #thriftscore
"It seems the misfortune of one can plow a deeper furrow in the heart than the misfortune of millions."
This line touched me because I think that's true for all of us. It's overwhelming to think about doing something to help millions of people, but one person's plight can get many people moving.
