THE LUCKY ONES by Linda Williams Jackson Candlewick, 9781536222555, 320pp. Publication Date: April 19, 2022 Description from Indiebound.org: “Award-winning author Linda Williams Jackson pulls from her own childhood in the Mississippi Delta to tell the story of Ellis Earl, who dreams of a real house, food enough for the whole family—and to be… Read more »
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PRAIRIE LOTUS, by Linda Sue Park: Expanding the Single Story
PRAIRIE LOTUS by Linda Sue Park Clarion Books, 9781328781505, 272pp. Publication Date: March 3, 2020 Currently five starred-reviews and still counting. This remarkable novel is ideal for middle grades and I add my voice to urge all ages to read and discuss this important story: “Prairie Lotus is a powerful, touching, multilayered book about a… Read more »
