Reread 2024:

I read this book years ago and remember loving it then.

Well this time I loved it again! Hattie, a 16-year-old orphan, gets willed some land in Montana by her uncle. The catch? He was trying to stake his claim on the land, so she had to meet all the requirements to prove up the land in order to keep it.

My goodness, this book has so much heart. Hattie and her little community are so easy to cheer for.

All of this set near the end of the first world war makes for an absolutely amazing read. I'm recommending it to my ten-year-old who has been loving these kinds of books lately.

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