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ISBN13: 9780689856396 |
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Glittering. That's how Katie Takeshima's sister, Lynn, makes everything seem. The sky is "kira-kira" because its color is deep but see-through at the same time. The sea is "kira-kira" for the same reason. And so are people's eyes. When Katie and her family move from a Japanese community in Iowa to the Deep South of Georgia, it's Lynn who explains to her why people stop them on the street to stare. And it's Lynn who, with her special way of viewing the world, teaches Katie to look beyond tomorrow. But when Lynn becomes desperately ill, and the whole family begins to fall apart, it is up to Katie to find a way to remind them all that there is always something glittering — "kira-kira" — in the future.
Luminous in its persistence of love and hope, Kira-Kira is Cynthia Kadohata's stunning debut in middle-grade fiction.
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Waylie, January 24, 2008 (view all comments by Waylie)
This book teaches a lot of kids to appreciate every single glittering moments in their life.It also teaches us that no matter what happens,we shouldn't hate the world and our life... :-)
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crowyhead, March 21, 2007 (view all comments by crowyhead)
Kira-kira means "glittering" in Japanese, and that is how Katie's older sister Lynn describes everything from stars to the way that tissue paper floats on the breeze. Kira-kira is about Katie and Lynn and their brother Sammy, who are growing up Japanese in Georgia in the 50s. Their parents struggle to make ends meet, but Lynn always looks to the future, and she teaches Katie to do the same. When Lynn becomes very ill, it's up to Katie to remember what it is to look to the future and see what is still glittering in the world.
This is kind of a classic Newberry book -- it's delicately and simply written, handles serious issues deftly, and is sort of unendingly solemn. :) Not to say that I didn't like it, just that whoa, kind of depressing.
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akikotehfluff, September 21, 2006 (view all comments by akikotehfluff)
This is a great book.It's well Moving.Read it,you'll love it.
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780689856396
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Atheneum Books
- Author:
- Location:
- New York
- Subject:
- Friendship
- Subject:
- Classics
- Subject:
- Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General
- Subject:
- Social Situations - Death & Dying
- Subject:
- Children's 9-12 - Literature - Classics / Contemporary
- Subject:
- Family - Siblings
- Subject:
- Death
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Subject:
- Sisters
- Subject:
- Japanese Americans
- Subject:
- Ethnic - Asian American
- Subject:
- People & Places - United States - Asian American
- Subject:
- Social Issues - Death & Dying
- Copyright:
- 2004
- Edition Number:
- 1st ed.
- Publication Date:
- February 2004
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- Grade Level:
- Children/juvenile
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 244
- Dimensions:
- 7.74x5.36x.95 in. .59 lbs.
- Age Level:
- 10-14
