Books like Hattie Big Sky

Hattie's character was an all-around joy to meet. Though her story ended differently than I thought it would, and, wow, are there some sad happenings in the story, overall it felt realistic. I appreciated that the author included the real-life inspiration for the story, and I will definitely track down the sequel (probably after I'm finished with this young adult class - the "genre" is wearing on me as a whole - give me a grown-up book, haha!). If I have any gripe it's that there were a few times that I wished Hattie would speak up for herself. However, being that she's a young girl in the early 1900s, the way she handled things is probably more realistic - it's just my modern-day woman point of view sneaking in there. The descriptions of Montana are beautiful, and Hattie's personality truly shines. The secondary characters are varied and wonderful as well. Lest tears come to my eyes, we will avoid talking about the children of the novel, because my heart just can't take it.Young adult Beth would have loved this, and more than likely, would have read this multiple times. And I know this is silly, but I hope she ends up with Charlie in book two. But good on her for paving her way without a man! :)