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.
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Delete1- The quote I'm picking is "Remember to bring in water from the well each night for coffee in the morning." It shows that it is a historical fiction because now-a-days we get water from the sink or buy it by the bottle, not from a well.
ReplyDelete2- An important character in this book is Hattie. She is an important character because she is the main character in the book and everything that happens has to do with her. If she was not in the story, it wouldn't even be a story.
3- This book takes place in 1917-1918, in Vida Montana. It is March and the snow is turning from snow to mud.
4- This book is a historical fiction text because it not real, it's made up, but it is about something in the past and it very well could have happened.
1. "I fetched you some water. For washing and such tonight."
ReplyDelete2.Perilee, because she helps Hattie a lot. And with out her Hattie would not be in her house right now. She also guides Hattie on the right path. She also has known her uncle for a very long time. Hattie kind of needs Perilee.
3.In 1918, the settings is "three miles north and west of Vida, Montana".
4. I have discovered that people used to have to go out in the freezing cold and get water from a pump. Then 300 dollers was a lot of money. I also discovered that They used to use horses to go any where even to school. These are historical because back then they had to ride horse to get place to place. And go out to pump water. And 300 hundered dollers now days dose not go far.
1. I agree with your post,it dose show that this book is histstorical. Because now a days you don't go get water from a well. And I don't see people geting water from a well in at night so I agree.
ReplyDelete2. "You've done to much!" "I protested" (page 39)I picked this one to relate to your post. Hattie is a big main character, So I picked this quote because she is telling the story. Like she is the one telling the story with out her there would not be a story to tell. Cause she would not be able to tell it.
3. Are settings are the exact same. The only little thing that is difrent is that you said it took place 1917-1918. Witch is true I just forgot to add it.
4. Instead of riding horses to school,we take a bus,or a ride from our mom's or dads. But eathier way we get a ride. We still have horses to day so that relates to to day to. But we can relate cause we both get a ride to school. The only thing that is diffrent is that no body rides a horse to school any more.
1- I agree with your quote. It is similar to mine. It has to do with how they have to fetch water because there is no other way.
ReplyDelete2- "It's so kind of you to meet me and give me a ride to my new home." Page 21. It's when Perilee meets Hattie to show her her new home.
3- I agree and disagree with you. The place is right but in the beginning of the book it was 1917 so it would be 1917-1918. Then again, it is December...
4- Now-a-days we don't get water from a well.
Quote #1. “You can actually eat this loaf without soaking it in water first.” (pg. 172) It is when Hattie brings bread to Rooster Jim. It shows that it is a historical fiction because people don’t really make bread for themselves anymore. They buy it from a store.
ReplyDeleteQuote #2. “Jim even clambered out of the wagon to help me up.” It shows that it is a historical fiction because people stopped riding in wagons years ago. Now we ride in cars, motorcycles, bikes, or just plain old walk. I guess sometimes people do it fro fun, but not because they are trying to get somewhere.
1. I think that the story will end like all happy story’s do. Hattie will prove up, and will sort of become part of Perilee’s family. She will be able to get money from the food she grows and make her “house” much bigger, cozier, and more like a house.
2. Right now, Hattie is trying to get used to getting up early because of the rooster, and trying to get the chickens to set their eggs. She always wakes up to crushed egg shells. I think that the chickens will start setting after being in a bucket and having their leg tied up.
3. One important character in the book is Uncle Holt. He is one person who actually loved Hattie and was nice to her when she was “Hattie here-and-there”. He stood up for her and writes to her even though she’s not there anymore. That’s something that I bet none of the other people who looked after her do.
1. Part 1-Quotes- “I told you perilee was going to have a baby. Well she did, June 11- a little girl, Charlotta, and I helped deliver her! I think this quote explains it is a historical fiction book because now days a 16 year old dose not deliver babies or “help”.
ReplyDeletePart 1-Quotes- “Junior hysterical now,ran after him. Papa! Papa! The horse picked up the pace. I think this quote explains it is a historical fiction book because the boy was runing after his dad that is on a horse,going with a police officer.
1. Part 2 Questions: I think the story will end where Hattie gets every thing done in her claim by the dead line. Because she has already finished fencing and almost finished with her planting. Also she maybe will take the deal from Traft, about him buying some of her land for money. Because he offered her a lot of money so she could move out and get her own “New” Place.
Part 2- The current problem Hattie is facing right now is to try to finish her claim before the dead line hits. She has already done her fencing with the help of Karel. And there has been no rain lately for the harvest to get watered. So she has to try to water them a little with buckets of water but that gets soaked up very fast. She just needs to keep trying to work hard.
3. Part 2- One important character in the text is Hattie. Because she is the main character in the text. Like you said before “without her there would be no story”. Witch is true, she is also the one telling the story. She and other characters make the story seem real. Hattie is also important because she is the owner of the house and thats what the story is about her and trying to finish her claim by the dead line.
#1- I agree with your quotes. They definitely show that it is a historical fiction. Especially the part where the sixteen year old girl and... ya.
ReplyDelete#2- I said almost the same thing about how it was going to end. We do like the same stuff. I also think that she will get everything she wanted, including a family.
#3- I agree with your problem. She is trying to get the stuff done and also the chickens. So I think we are both right.
#4- I agree with you. Hattie is VERY important in the story. Without her, it's nothing. :)
1. I agree with your prediction,because most storys do end happy. Like I think she will finish proving up to. I think she just needs to work kind of hard to get there at that point. But I think she is thinking about taking the deal from Traft also.
ReplyDelete2." Oh Lordy, I've killed her!"(p 176) I think this quote supports the problem because she thought she just killed her chicken. And they are giving her a hard time. Such as almost dieing.
3. The quote I picked was "I trust you've enough of your mother's back bone to meet the remaining requirements."(p 8) And I picked "You will think I have never thought of the niece in Iowa."(p8) I picked those because both of those quotes tells you he liked her enough to think of her. And to trust her and give her his old house to fix up.
3."There are only a few months left of the school year." I picked this quote because it shows that he wants her to stay with him. And not leave. (p 5)
ReplyDelete1. I think the main problem in the story was, Hattie trying to prove up. She had a dead line to meet by a certain day. She had to have money to so she could pay off her debts. The problem was solved cause Hattie ended up having to lose her claim. Since she lost her claim she would have no more troubles. She still payed back her debts. And in the end the war ended and her friend Charlie got to come home safe. Some things ended pretty good but others not so much.
ReplyDelete2. My prediction was wrong, because Hattie ended up losing her claim. She also never took the deal from Traft, she wanted to but he said no deal anymore. The unexpected part to me was when Mattie died. And when she ended up losing her claim. I thought the story would end like most happy story's do, she gets her claim. Finishes proving up and every thing ends up good. But this book surprised me by ending in a unpleasnt way.
3. I thought this book was great, but at the same time stressful and sad. Because things would go really good then not so good. And the stressful part was Hattie trying to keep her claim and have enough money to do her proving up. Then the sad part witch was more towards the end was Mattie dieing and Hattie losing her claim. I thought this book was great because it kept me guessing I never knew what was coming up next. For example I never knew Mattie would die. Or that in the end she would lose her house. One of the example of it being sad was when Hattie said to Mattie, "Oh god, don't take this child. Please don't take this child." That was sad to me cause Hattie lost Mattie. One of the happy parts was "Would you do me the honer of joining me for dinner." That was a happy part cause they were celbrating that Traft did not steal her home.
1- The main problem in my book was just trying to prove up so Hattie could stay in Montana. It was sadly not resolved. She didn’t make it. I think that it would have been a better book had Mattie at least lived.
ReplyDelete2- My prediction was incorrect. The ending really surprised me. I don’t really know if I like it that much. Hattie did not get the claim or take the deal from Traft because he said it was no longer a deal. I didn’t suspect this would happen. Who would have thought Mattie would die in the end.
3- My opinion of this book is that it was okay. I guess I kind of liked it. It was interesting most of the time and kept you reading. At first it was cool and interesting but then it was always the same easy solving problems and it just sort of got boring to me. But then when she didn’t get the claim and Mattie died, there was some problems again. Unfortunately, they were at the end of the story. I have to say the ending surprised me. I guess I would have liked more it if the story ended happy. With Hattie having her own place to live and good friends she could call family. That’s how I would have ended it if I were the author. It was interesting most of the time and kept you reading. So overall, I guess I liked it.
1. Well there was not really a solution so I found a quote on how it was not resolved, "A brand-new pattern. I blinked back tears. Mattie's magic."(p 277) I picked that because the story ends unhappy, were Perliee is leaving and a quilt thats named "Mattie's Magic". Witch is a sad way to end the story. I also picked "I handed over Mr. Whisker's travel case. Not that he'll need it anymore, I said. (p 282) I also picked that cause she has to leave here home and cat.
ReplyDelete2. I would recommend this book to a person who can handle sad story's. Also dose not like happy ever after endings.Or a person who dose farming. Because this story ends sad, and nothing really goes right in the end. As in like nothing ends "Happy Ever After". Witch some people like in a story and some people don't because they know whats going to happen in the end of the book. I would recommend it to a farmer because they can learn from Hattie's misteakes.