Author
Linda Sue Park
4 books here
Prairie Lotus
Middle grade · ages 10–14 · 750L · 2020
A quietly powerful novel about claiming identity and belonging in a hostile space; Park's prose is spare and beautiful, and Hanna's agency feels earned, not preached.
A Single Shard
Middle grade · ages 10–14 · 740L · 2002
A Newbery winner that actually deserves it—luminous, patient, and utterly unsentimental about a boy's quest to master celadon pottery in medieval Korea; reads like a folktale and hits hardest on the second read.
The Firekeeper's Son
Picture book · ages 5–9 · 580L · 2009
Quiet, thoughtful picture book that respects kids' capacity for moral complexity—about choosing yourself without rejecting your inheritance.
Project Mulberry
Middle grade · ages 8–12 · 720L · 2005
A genuinely honest book about the brittleness of childhood friendship and the quiet work of rebuilding it across cultural distance — Park's dual narrative (Julia and Judy talking back to the author) gives kids language for conflict and repair they rarely hear.