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2020 selection · Young readers
Prairie Lotus
Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park appears in NPR’s 2020 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around kids’ books, historical fiction, family matters, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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