by Linda Sue Park ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 3, 2020 A “half-Chinese and half-white” girl finds her place in a Little House–inspired fictional settler town.

PRAIRIE LOTUS, by Linda Sue Park , Clarion Books, March 3, 2020, Hardcover, $16.99 (ages 10-12) Linda Sue Park’s Prairie Lotus is a unique story that will call to fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder.. It’s the 1880s, and Hanna and her father have just arrived in LaForge, a railroad town in Dakota Territory.

Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park. We ask that you […] Prairie Lotus is a powerful, touching, multilayered book 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. After the death of her Chinese mother, Hanna, an aspiring dressmaker, and her white father seek a fresh start in Dakota Territory. 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. PRAIRIE LOTUS is a book I will be recommending far and wide. Linda Sue Park admits freely that it is inspired by the Little House books, and fans of those books (who recognize their racist, one-story problems) will appreciate the care that Park has taken to tell this story. Linda Sue Park must have read and loved Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books as much as I did as a kid. Linda Sue Park is the author of more than two dozen books for young readers, including picture books, middle-grade and young-adult novels, short stories, and poetry. As a child, Newbery Medal-winning author Linda Sue Park (A Single Shard; A Long Walk to Water; Gondra's Treasure), the daughter of Korean immigrants, created her own Little House scenarios, which she calls a "pre-internet version of fan fiction." Published March 3, 2020. 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. PRAIRIE LOTUS by Linda Sue Park ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 3, 2020 A “half-Chinese and half-white” girl finds her place in a Little House–inspired fictional settler town. 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. Acclaimed children's author and Brighton resident Linda Sue Park is releasing a new book on March 3. We ask that you […] Join us as we welcome Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park. As a child, Newbery Medal-winning author Linda Sue Park (A Single Shard; A Long Walk to Water; Gondra's Treasure), the daughter of Korean immigrants, created her own Little House scenarios, which she calls a "pre-internet version of fan fiction." Newbery medalist Linda Sue Park brings her middle-grade novel, “Prairie Lotus,” to Magers & Quinn this week. PRAIRIE LOTUS by Linda Sue Park ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 3, 2020 A “half-Chinese and half-white” girl finds her place in a Little House–inspired fictional settler town. PRAIRIE LOTUS, by Linda Sue Park , Clarion Books, March 3, 2020, Hardcover, $16.99 (ages 10-12) Linda Sue Park’s Prairie Lotus is a unique story that will call to fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder.. It’s the 1880s, and Hanna and her father have just arrived in LaForge, a railroad town in Dakota Territory. Prairie Lotus is a powerful, touching, multilayered book 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. Prairie Lotus is more than a simple spin-off of a beloved classic, though. She’ll be here celebrating the release of her acclaimed new book for young people, Prairie Lotus. 'Prairie Lotus' reimagines 'Little House' world through eyes of a Chinese girl. Hoop skirts going through doorways. Prairie Lotus is a powerful, touching, multilayered book 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. Prairie Lotus is a powerful, touching, multilayered book 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.