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L.A. Hattie Big Sky
A book being read in Mrs. Maves class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is Hattie? | Hattie is a 16 year old who was living with her Aunt Ivy til she got a letter that changed her life and made her a different girl.She soon learns sometimes it is good to try something new for you might make new friends. |
| Who are Perilee, Chase, Mattie, and Fern? | Perilee is Hattie's new neighbor when she moves to her Uncle Chester's claim. Perilee is a mother of 3 and expecting one more. Her children are Chase, Mattie, and Fern. |
| Who is Karl? | Karl is married to Perilee. He is a German. Karl loves Perilee and her children. |
| Who is Rooster Jim? | Rooster Jim is another one of Hattie's neighbors and he played chess with Chester once a week. |
| Who is Charlie? | Charlie is a friend from Hattie's school. He enlisted in the army. |
| Adept | very skilled |
| Amble | a slow walk or gentle pace. |
| Bayonet | a dagger like steel weapon that is attached to the muzzle of a gun. |
| Burgeoning | to grow or develope quickly |
| Comeuppance | deserved reward or just deserves usually unpleasant. |
| Commiserate | to feel or express sympathy for. |
| Cross | angry and annoyed, ill-humored, snappish. |
| Doughboy | an american infantry man |
| Dour | sullen,gloomy |
| Gumption | courage, spunk; guts;common sense; shrewdness |
| Haphazard | lack of order or randomness |
| homestead | Place occupied by homesteaders |
| husbandry | cultivation of edible crop |
| magpie | extremely talkative person |
| persnickety | over particular |