Prairie Lotus — Linda Sue Park

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 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 Afterword