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A review by cassroberts89
Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This was a read aloud with my kids for homeschool, ages 10 and 13.
They weren’t crazy about the story, but lately they haven’t been really into realistic fiction much (especially historical). Still, we liked seeing Hanna get her relatively happy ending. I loved all the different characters and seeing how they interact with each other. There really was a lot of development on that front in just your average length middle grade novel. I thought the place and time was portrayed fairly realistically as well. I think I would have liked to see more from Sam. I haven’t yet encountered much in the way of sweet young romance yet in our read-alouds, and I have a feeling we might be getting close to that interest setting in at home.
They weren’t crazy about the story, but lately they haven’t been really into realistic fiction much (especially historical). Still, we liked seeing Hanna get her relatively happy ending. I loved all the different characters and seeing how they interact with each other. There really was a lot of development on that front in just your average length middle grade novel. I thought the place and time was portrayed fairly realistically as well. I think I would have liked to see more from Sam. I haven’t yet encountered much in the way of sweet young romance yet in our read-alouds, and I have a feeling we might be getting close to that interest setting in at home.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Sexual harassment