Kira-Kira

Author:   Cynthia Kadohata
Publisher:   Aladdin Paperbacks
ISBN:  

9780689856402


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   01 December 2006
Recommended Age:   From 10 to 14 years
Format:   Paperback
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Kira-Kira


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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.

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Author:   Cynthia Kadohata
Publisher:   Aladdin Paperbacks
Imprint:   Aladdin Paperbacks
Dimensions:   Width: 13.10cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 19.40cm
Weight:   0.181kg
ISBN:  

9780689856402


ISBN 10:   0689856407
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   01 December 2006
Recommended Age:   From 10 to 14 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Will speak to readers who have lost someone they love or fear that they could. -- Booklist, starred review


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Will speak to readers who have lost someone they love or fear that they could. -- Booklist, starred review This novel shine[s]. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review An unforgettable story. -- San Diego Union-Tribune


This novel shine[s]. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review Will speak to readers who have lost someone they love or fear that they could. -- Booklist, starred review An unforgettable story. -- San Diego Union-Tribune


Will speak to readers who have lost someone they love or fear that they could. <p> -- Booklist, starred review


Will speak to readers who have lost someone they love or fear that they could. <p> -- Booklist, starred review


Author Information

Cynthia Kadohata won the National Book Award for The Thing About Luck and the Newbery Medal for Kira-Kira. She's also the author of many more critically acclaimed novels, including Checked, A Million Shades of Gray, A Place to Belong, Weedflower, Cracker!, and Outside Beauty. In addition to rescuing Dobermans, she's also managed her son's hockey team. She lives in California. Visit her online at CynthiaKadohata.com.

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