| Book Discussion Questions: Hattie on Her Way |
| 1) Compare and contrast the settings of HILL HAWK HATTIE and HATTIE ON HER WAY. How are they different? Can you find any similarities? What creates a bond between the two settings and ties them together? Can you think of more than one person or thing that creates this bond? |
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| BOOKS |
| BOOKS |
| Hattie on Her Way
Candlewick Press April 2005 ISBN 0763622869 Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award Nominee 2007-2008 “With rich, descriptive prose and solid characterization, Clark successfully develops a hugely satisfying mystery and family story with a perfect ending.” —Kirkus (starred review) In the late 1800s, eleven-year-old Hattie, still grieving over the death of her mother and lonely for her absent father, moves in with her grandmother in the city of Kingston, New York, to be educated and learn about polite society, and, while there, discovers the fate of her missing grandfather. |
| Hill Hawk Hattie
Candlewick Press August 2004 ISBN 0763625590 “This book about the courage of a Hill Hawk girl and the world of the Delaware River in the early days of our country will enthrall readers.” --Patricia Reilly Giff, Lily’s Crossing and Pictures of Hollis Woods “Tough, conflicted, wry, and introspective, Hattie is an ideal character to connect readers to the history.” --Booklist (starred review) Angry and lonely after her mother dies, eleven-year-old Hattie pretends to be a boy and joins her father on an adventure-filled rafting trip down the Delaware River in the late 1800s to transport logs from New York to Philadelphia. —Bank Street College Best Book for Children —Kentucky Bluegrass Master List —WAW Master List —Volunteer State Award Master List —ALA Notable Nomination |
| Willie and the Rattlesnake King
Boyds Mills Press October 1997 ISBN 1563976544 “An excellent coming-of-age story with convincing characterizations and a strong story line. Readers will identify with Willie’s self-doubts and join him in his wish to experience life and adventure.” — School Library Journal Fed up with life on the farm, thirteen-year-old Willie Bishop yearns for the activity and excitement of life in town. When a traveling medicine show comes to town he is determined to join up. —IRA Young Adults’ Choice |
| Nellie Bishop
Boyds Mills Press October 1996 ISBN 0613098722 “The sights , sounds, smells, and even the litter of the nineteenth-century Pennsylvania canal town seem especially authentic… An exciting read with a satisfying ending and a feisty heroine .” —Booklist Based on the life of the author's great-grandmother. All of 13, Nellie's parents consider her the right age for marriage. Determined to stay single, she must deal with her gambling, drunken father and abusive mother. —Spring 1996 American Booksellers Pick of the Lists —1997-1998 Kansas State Reading Circle Title —Chosen as 1996 Honor Book by the S.S.L.I. |
| Annie’s Choice
Boyds Mills Press February 1996 ISBN 1563975610 “The story includes many vivid characters...Annie herself, reliable, responsible, eager to learn, is a strong figure.” —Publisher’s Weekly Living on her family's farm in the 1920's, Annie Lucas has the rare opportunity to attend high school. Clara Gillow Clark draws upon elements of her own mother’s life to dramatize Annie’s poignant struggle between fulfilling her dreams or staying at home to help her mother. —1994-1995 Kansas State Reading Circle Title —1996 Lamplighter Award Nominee |
| 2)Gingerbread is a type of lacy trim common to many Victorian houses. What might Gingerbread House suggest? How do manners, language, and background create a barrier between Hattie and her Grandmother? What are specific things about Grandmother’s house that suggest secrets and mystery? What do locked doors, empty rooms and closed drapes suggest about Grandmother? |
| 3)In chapter one Hattie finds her grandfather’s broken watch. In what way does the watch symbolize or stand for Grandfather? |
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| 1) Who were the Hill Hawks and why were they called by that name? |
| 2) What ws special about the diary Hattie wrote in ? to whom did she write? |
| 3) What was Jasper's reaction when Hattie told him her secret? Why was she surprised at his reaction? |
| 4) At first, what did Hattie think was the reason she was going down the river with her Pa? What was the real reason she was going down the river with him? How does Hattie's view of Pa change throughout the story? |
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