Prairie Lotus

Author: Linda Sue Park

Prairie Lotus is a powerful, touching, multilayered novel about a girl determined to fit in and realize her dreams: getting an education, becoming a dressmaker in her father's shop, and making at least one friend.

Acclaimed, award-winning author Linda Sue Park has placed a young half-Asian girl, Hanna, in a small town in America's heartland, in 1880. Hanna's adjustment to her new surroundings, which primarily means negotiating the townspeople's almost unanimous prejudice against Asians, is at the heart of the story.

Narrated by Hanna, the novel has poignant moments yet sparkles with humor, introducing a captivating heroine whose wry, observant voice will resonate with readers. Includes an afterword from the author.

This moving historical novel is from Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park, whose beloved middle grade books include A Single Shard and A Long Walk to Water.

Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 03/03/2020
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781328781505
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 507816 / Prairie Lotus

Award: Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/06/2020
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2020 pg. 113
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2020
Booklist 03/01/2020 pg. 60
Foreword 02/26/2020
School Library Journal 03/01/2020 pg. 107
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2020 pg. 88
Shelf Awareness 11/24/2020
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2020 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

About the Author

Linda Sue Park is the author of the Newbery Medal book A Single Shard and bestseller A Long Walk to Water. She has also written several acclaimed picture books, fiction and nonfiction, and is a founding member of We Need Diverse Books. She lives in western New York with her family. Visit her online at lindasuepark.com and on Twitter @LindaSuePark.