“Prairie Lotus” by Linda Sue Park

Prairie Lotus puts a new spin on what it was like growing up on the prairie in the 1880s

As soon as we heard that there was going to be a Little House On The Prairie style chapter book about a young Asian American girl in Dakota Territory, we knew that we needed to request a review copy.

Linda Sue Park’s widely acclaimed new book Prairie Lotus is just that. The book is a treat for history lovers everywhere. Park tells the story of Hanna Edmunds, the child of a Chinese American mother and white father who moves to the Territory with her dad after the tragic death of her mother.