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    Hattie Ever After

    Published by Penguin Random House Audio

    Narrated by Kirsten Potter

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    After 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 Arlington News 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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateFeb 12, 2013
    ISBN9780449015254
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    • 5/5
      THE CONTINUATION FROM HATTIE BIG SKY WITH HATTIE NOW BECOMING A NEWSPAPER REPORTER IN SAN FRANCISCO.
    • 3/5
      I enjoyed this book as much as I enjoyed the first. I wasn't planning on reading it so soon but found a copy in a Little Free Library at the park near my house which was exciting! I plan to return it with a copy of the first book so someone else can enjoy the full story of Hattie Inez Brooks. Hattie continues to be fearless and determined to find her place in the world. Her dream is to become a reporter which was difficult to do at that time especially being a female. I love the lessons she learns along the way and how she does things her way to get where she wants to be in the end. Recommended to anyone who loves heartfelt historical fiction.
    • 4/5
      I finally found out what happened to Hattie Big Sky. Yes, she's remained with me even though the book was published in 2011. Hattie's grown up now. She's left her uncle's homestead in Montana and has moved to the city to become a reporter, like Nellie Bly. Its available in audio. I recommend reading Hattie Big Sky first.
    • 4/5
      (This review contains some slight, necessary spoilers for Hattie Big Sky, if you're concerned about such things.)Hattie is working hard in Great Falls, Montana, but it's hardly what she wants to do forever. Ever since the newspaper back in Iowa published her short articles about homesteading life, Hattie has cherished a secret dream of becoming a journalist like Nellie Bly or Ida Tarbell. When the opportunity to travel to San Francisco falls into her lap, Hattie seizes the opportunity to make a fresh start -- even though her heart tells her to travel to Seattle, where her dear friend Charlie has made his own fresh start. It's clear that Charlie wants Hattie to come to Seattle and become his wife -- but Hattie wants more out of life than just domestic bliss. And San Francisco beckons, promising to reveal not only Hattie's future, but possibly Uncle Chester's past as well. . . .I loved Hattie Big Sky and was excited to see what was ahead for Hattie, especially since I was not expecting a sequel. This book did not disappoint! Hattie's exploits in San Francisco were completely believable, but also exciting and dramatic. I knew what I wanted to happen for Hattie, but I was never sure that those things would come to pass, so I was on the edge of my seat up until the very end of the book. I certainly don't want to give anything away, but I will just say that I found this book a satisfying continuation of Hattie's adventures.
    • 5/5
      Hattie makes the moves necessary to make her dreams of becoming a reporter come true. I love that this character takes chances. Surprise ending.
    • 4/5
      Another excellent story. Again, the real-life facts and characters mixed in really made the story. I think this was even better than the first one - really, 4,5 stars.
    • 5/5
      Hattie Ever After by Kirby Larson is the sequel to Hattie Big Sky. When I first heard there was a sequel, I felt a charge of excitement. I read the book with huge expectations; Hattie Ever After not only met them, it surpassed them.It's 1919 and Hattie is working and living at a boarding house. She is trying to pick up the pieces from losing her uncle's homestead. When a theater troupe offer her the opportunity to travel to San Francisco, she jumps at the chance.San Francisco is an overwhelming city full of opportunities. The first few chapters in the City follow Hattie as she plays tourist and learns to navigate. Then she finds her niche and thrives. It was such a wonderful thing to see Hattie succeed (although she does have a few problems, too) after her struggles in the first book.Included in these early chapters are reproductions of actual postcards that would have been on sale in 1919. In fact, it was the attention to detail that continues to make Hattie a relatable character, and her surroundings and adventures, believable.
    • 4/5
      Having previously enjoyed Hattie's first adventures in HATTIE BIG SKY, I loved following Hattie to San Francisco to pursue her dreams of becoming a reporter. The writing style lends itself to the story - Hattie's first-person turns of phrase seem likely to come from a practiced writer, as Hattie ostensibly is by the time she'd be writing her 'memoir'. Um, I suppose it could stand alone, but I feel like readers who are already familiar with Hattie and her situation will be more invested in HATTIE EVER AFTER. Readalikes: FLYGIRL by Sherri Smith. This story is also a historical story featuring a woman trying to make it in a man's profession. NEWSGIRL by Liza Ketchum. This story about a girl making her way in 1850s San Francisco might appeal to readers who enjoyed the historical setting of HATTIE EVER AFTER. BYLINES: A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY OF NELLIE BLY by Sue Macy. Hattie often references Nellie Bly as someone who's inspiring her career. This nonfiction book talks about Nellie Bly's life and her career in journalism.
    • 4/5
      I liked getting to read the conclusion of Hattie's story since I had read "Hattie Big Sky" in last year's reading challenge. I also enjoyed all of the historical details the author included to give the story a realistic feel, although sometimes the coincidences and instances of "just happening to be in the right place at the rich time" felt a little too perfect.
    • 4/5
      When we meet Hattie here she is just getting ready to leave Montana and has aspirations of becoming a journalist. She ends up moving to San Francisco and struggles to find her feet. There are also romantic interludes with the faithful Charlie as well as the dashing Ned. Hattie discovers a world greater than what she has already known.

      I liked finding out what happened to Hattie next and cheering her on in her struggles to succeed.

      This was a review copy from Netgalley. The book is not out yet.
    • 4/5
      From March 2013 SLJ:
      Gr 6�-10: �The feisty protagonist from Hattie Big Sky (Delacorte, 2006) returns. In 1919, the 17-year-old is working at a boardinghouse in Montana. The restlessness that she has been feeling comes to a head when a surprise visit from Charlie makes her see that she cannot contemplate settling down as his wife until she pursues her own ambitions as a reporter. Hattie travels with a vaudeville troupe to San Francisco. At first, it seems that her only exposure to the newspaper world will be as the night-shift cleaning woman for the San Francisco Chronicle, but perseverance and a few lucky coincidences allow her to achieve her dream of being a full-fledged reporter in a way that highlights the struggles of women in the workforce in the aftermath of World War I. Along the way, Hattie struggles with her decision to leave Charlie behind, especially as she is betrayed by people she thought were friends. As difficult as some of these incidents are, Hattie manages to find true friendship in surprising places. Larson's meticulous research brings early-20th-century San Francisco to life, and readers will feel that they are right there with Hattie in the hustle and bustle of a booming city. The way in which she achieves not only her professional ambitions but also personal growth and fulfillment leads to a wholly satisfying conclusion, and the author's note gives readers a good feel for the solid historical foundations of Hattie's story. While this novel stands on its own, references to characters and events in the earlier book may be confusing to those meeting Hattie for the first time.�Kim Dare, Fairfax County Public Schools, VA
    • 5/5
      Hattie Ever After picks up where Hattie Big Sky left off. Following her dreams, the (almost) fearless Hattie leaves behind the her small town life and finds herself in San Francisco. Here she has her chance to make it big as a newspaper reporter, a dream she's been holding for many years.

      But following that dream comes with risks. Will Charlie wait for her? Is she mean to survive in the big city? And what about this woman who claims to have loved her Uncle? Does Hattie owe her any gratitude?

      I love Hattie. I love her get-up-and-go, her perseverance and even her naiveté. Hattie embodies a time when women were beginning to take a stand, to carve new paths, and to create careers for themselves outside of the home. But it wasn't as simple as all that, and Larson touches upon this as well. Besides the fact that it was difficult for the women to find their place in the workforce, those same women were also conflicted. Did working mean giving up family? Could a woman do both? Would a man support a working spouse?

      Doesn't sound too different from questions we ask ourselves today, does it?

      For a book with a strong, but not overly so, protagonist, you can't get much better than Hattie Ever After.
    • 5/5
      HATTIE EVER AFTER is another amazing work of historical fiction by Kirby Larson. It is the direct sequel to her 2007 Newbery Honor winning HATTIE BIG SKY and is told in the same authentic voice of now seventeen-year-old Hattie Inez Brooks.When we last saw Hattie she had just failed at proving up her Uncle Chester's Montana land claim. When we meet her again, she is working as a housemaid in a boarding house in Great Falls, Montana, and has just finished paying up her uncle's debt. Hungry for new adventure and eager to find a place for herself, she decides to accept a job with a travelling Vaudeville troupe which will get her to San Francisco where she can attempt to solve the mystery of her Uncle Chester's life. The wonderful descriptions of San Francisco seen through Hattie's eyes are a high point of this story for me. Kirby Larson describes herself as a compulsive researcher which certainly informs Hattie's voice and makes the time come alive.Hattie has some tough choices to make in this story. She has to choose between a life with Charlie as a wife and a life as an intrepid female reporter. While she hates disappointing Charlie since she really does love him very much, she feels that she has to find out who she is for herself before she can commit to someone else. Hattie has some amazing adventures in this story including flying with pilot Eddie Hubbard in an early seaplane where Hubbard performs a loop the loop, spiral roll, and even a falling leaf making Hattie fear for her life. Hattie also finds herself stuck in an elevator with President Woodrow Wilson and spends an hour talking to him about his travels to convince the people of the United States to support the new League of Nations. Hattie also suffers some betrayals—big and small— during her time in San Francisco from a fellow reporter befriending her and then stealing her stories to a con woman gaining her confidence and bilking her out of her hard-earned money. But Hattie learns and grows and finds out what she really wants out of life.Hattie is a wonderful character. She is smart, ambitious, and wonderfully resilient. She would make a wonderful role model for any of today's young women and is a wonderful representative of the many women who made up America's past and paved the way for the future. I recommend this book to all young readers (and adult readers too!)
    • 3/5
      Another historical fiction delight from Kirby Larson. Perfect for young female readers who like to read about girls who go against the grain. This book didn't quite captivate me the same way as Hattie Big Sky--which was a natural successor to the Little House on the Prairie books. In Hattie Ever After, we leave behind the open country of Montana for San Francisco. Blending elements of intrigue and journalism with self-discovery, Larson gives Hattie the happy ending all her readers have been waiting for.
    • 4/5
      In this sequel to Newbery-Honor-winning Hattie Big Sky, Hattie Brooks has left Montana and now sets off to San Francisco to uncover the secret of her uncle’s scoundrel past and turn the love of writing she found crafting homesteader articles for her hometown newspaper into a career as a reporter. As with Hattie Big Sky, this historical young adult novel immerses readers in its setting, this time in the world of 1919 San Francisco. Well-researched details make the setting come to life, though readers who first in love with Hattie’s Montana homestead will find a very different setting portrayed here. Despite this major shift in setting, Hattie’s strong voice remains the same, and readers will find the same determined, hard-working young woman within these pages. Readers will also learn what happens between Hattie and Charlie. For readers who are anxious to discover what happens to Hattie Brooks after leaving Montana, this book is a most read. Recommended for readers 12 and up.