Hitty, Her First Hundred Years
- Hitty, Her First Hundred Years
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author = Rachel Field
illustrator = Dorothy P. Lathrop
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Children's novel
publisher = Macmillan
release_date = 1929
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
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"Hitty, Her First Hundred Years" is a novel written by Rachel Field and published in 1929 which won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1930.
The story was rewritten and updated in 1999 by Susan Jeffers and Rosemary Wells.
Plot summary
The narrative unfolds through the eyes of a wooden doll named Hitty. Hitty was carved in the early 19th century for a young girl from Maine. The story details Hitty's adventures as she travels from owner to owner over the course of a century. She ends up living in locations as far-flung as Boston, New Orleans, India, and an island in the South Pacific. At various times, she is lost deep under sofa cushions, abandoned in a hayloft, and serves as part of a snake-charmer's act.
The story was inspired by a doll purchased by Field. The doll currently resides at the Stockbridge Library Association in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
External links
* [http://www.hittygirls.com Hitty's fansite]
http://www.picturetrail.com/Hittyshouse
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