Prairie Lotus
- ISBN-10
- 132878150X
- ISBN-13
- 9781328781505
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020
- Publisher
- Clarion Books
- Author
- Linda Sue Park
Description
In this compelling, emotionally engaging novel set in 1880, a half-Chinese girl and her white father try to make a home in Dakota Territory, in the face of racism and resistance.
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