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'''Angel of Greenwood'''<br>
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'''Prairie Lotus'''<br>
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'''Author:''' Pink, Randi<br>
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'''Author:''' Park, Linda Sue<br>
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'''[https://amzn.to/2NrGoYw Buy at Amazon] | [https://bookshop.org/a/15682/9781250768476 BookShop.org]<br><br>'''
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'''[https://amzn.to/2R4IoaF Buy at Amazon] | [https://bookshop.org/a/15682/9781328781505 BookShop.org]<br><br>'''
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'''Time Frame:''' 1921<br>
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'''Geographic Area:''' Dakota Territory <br>
 
'''Country:''' United States<br>
 
'''Country:''' United States<br>
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'''Topics:''' Tulsa Race Massacre, Civil Rights<br>
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'''Topics:''' Prairie Life<br>
 
'''Genre:''' Fiction <br>
 
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'''Reading Age:''' Young Adult, Adult<br>
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'''A piercing, unforgettable love story set in Greenwood, Oklahoma, also known as the “Black Wall Street,” and against the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921.'''
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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.
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Isaiah Wilson is, on the surface, a town troublemaker, but is hiding that he is an avid reader and secret poet, never leaving home without his journal. Angel Hill is a loner, mostly disregarded by her peers as a goody-goody. Her father is dying, and her family’s financial situation is in turmoil.
 
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Though they’ve attended the same schools, Isaiah never noticed Angel as anything but a dorky, Bible-toting church girl. Then their English teacher offers them a job on her mobile library, a three-wheel, two-seater bike. Angel can’t turn down the money and Isaiah is soon eager to be in such close quarters with Angel every afternoon.
 
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But life changes on May 31, 1921, when a vicious white mob storms the Black community of Greenwood, leaving the town destroyed and thousands of residents displaced. Only then, Isaiah, Angel, and their peers realize who their real enemies are.
 
  
 
==Emily's Review==
 
==Emily's Review==
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Powerful and beautifully written - I really enjoyed this book.
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This book was just so good. I adore Linda Sue Park's writing, and this story deserves a place in the classic children's book canon.
  
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Angel of Greenwood is a dual perspective novel, following Angel and Isaiah and their growing relationship in 1921. Tulsa, OK is segregated and Greenwood is the black side of town. It's a thriving city, known as Black Wall Street. They pride themselves on being able to self-govern and thrive, despite being segregated. Angel is a dancer, who looks up to Booker T. Washington and believes she was put on earth to help people. Isaiah is a poet, inspired by his hero, WEB du Bois, and he believes they should be fighting for their right to be equal with whites. I loved the poetry, the quotes from both men, and their spirited debates over which was the right way. This story was surprisingly tender and lyrical, considering the content, and I loved that.
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Hanna is half-Chinese, and she and her white father are traveling east from Los Angeles after the death of her mother. They're hoping to settle in the Dakota Territory and set up a store where Hanna hopes to build a career as a dressmaker. All she wants is to graduate from school and become a seamstress.
  
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I didn't learn about the Tulsa Race Wars until I was an adult, so I think it's fantastic that this is a YA novel. I hope that more people will be able to learn about this ugly event in our not that distant history.
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Prairie Lotus was inspired by the author's love of the Little House books, but this is Park's response to the problematic elements of those stories. Hanna is such a likable and well-constructed character. She experiences so much hate and discrimination, and throughout the course of the story, she learns to stand up for herself.
  
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I loved this story, and highly recommend checking it out if you enjoy middle-grade historical fiction.
 
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Prairie Lotus
Author: Park, Linda Sue
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 Time Period: Industrial Age
Time Frame: 1880
Geographic Area: Dakota Territory
Country: United States
Topics: Prairie Life
Genre: Fiction
Reading Age: Middle Grade, Upper Middle Grade
Format: Chapter Book
Published: 2020

American History > Industrial Age > Prairie Life

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.

Emily's Review

This book was just so good. I adore Linda Sue Park's writing, and this story deserves a place in the classic children's book canon.

Hanna is half-Chinese, and she and her white father are traveling east from Los Angeles after the death of her mother. They're hoping to settle in the Dakota Territory and set up a store where Hanna hopes to build a career as a dressmaker. All she wants is to graduate from school and become a seamstress.

Prairie Lotus was inspired by the author's love of the Little House books, but this is Park's response to the problematic elements of those stories. Hanna is such a likable and well-constructed character. She experiences so much hate and discrimination, and throughout the course of the story, she learns to stand up for herself.

I loved this story, and highly recommend checking it out if you enjoy middle-grade historical fiction.

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