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Kira-Kira

by Cynthia Kadohata

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Publisher Comments:

kira-kira (kee ra kee ra): glittering; shining 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 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.

Synopsis:

Glittering. That's how Katie Takeshima's sister, Lynn, makes everything seem. When their family moves 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.

About the Author

Cynthia Kadohata is the author of the Newbery Medal-winning book Kira-Kira, the Jane Addams Peace Award and Pen USA Award winner Weedflower, Cracker!, Outside Beauty and several critically acclaimed adult novels, including The Floating World. She has published numerous short stories in such literary journals as the New Yorker, Ploughshares, Grand Street, and the Mississippi Review. She lives with her son and dog in West Covina, California.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780689856402
Author:
Kadohata, Cynthia
Publisher:
Aladdin Paperbacks
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Literature - Classics / Contemporary
Subject:
Family - Siblings
Subject:
Death
Subject:
Sisters
Subject:
Ethnic - Asian American
Subject:
People & Places - United States - Asian American
Subject:
Social Issues - Death & Dying
Subject:
Japanese Americans
Subject:
Childrens classics
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
December 2006
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Pages:
272
Dimensions:
7.62 x 5.12 in 6.44 oz
Age Level:
10-10

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