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Title	:	Kira-Kira
Author	:	Cynthia Kadohata
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 272 pages
Published	:	December 26th 2006 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers (first published February 1st 2004)
Categories	:	Young Adult. Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade. Realistic Fiction

Kira-Kira

Cynthia Kadohata

Paperback | Pages: 272 pages

Rating: 3.92 | 22371 Users | 2635 Reviews

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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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ISBN:	0689856407 (ISBN13: 9780689856402)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Katie Minnamino, Uncle Katsuhisa, Silly Kilgore, Lynn Takeshima, Sammy Takeshima, Auntie Fumi
Setting:	Georgia(United States)
Literary Awards:	Newbery Medal (2005), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2006), Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature for Youth Literature (2005)

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Ratings: 3.92 From 22371 Users | 2635 Reviews

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THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE AWESOMEST BOOK IN THE HISTORY OF AWESOME BOOKS. I cried at the end. I reccomend it to you and everyone you know. I read it like 10 times and so should you. It's about a Japanese girl and her family living in the U.S. in that descrimination era.

Attention Yankees! The pronoun "y'all" is a contraction of "you all" and is plural. No one in the South ever addresses a single person as y'all. That would be like addressing that person as "you folks." It doesn't make any sense. I should be more forgiving, since the towering Russell Banks makes the same gaffe in Rule of the Bone, but Kadohata's persistence in this folly pretty much ruined the book for me. My willing suspension of disbelief deflated with an almost audible hiss. Other lame

Oh, do you ever wish a book could just go on? Kira-kira is such a beautiful piece of writing that the story has stayed with me since I finished it two days ago. It's one of those books that makes you feel like nothing you read after that will compare. The richness of the characters is what drives this story, and by the end of the book I felt as if I knew each and every one of them. This is the story of a Japanese-American family named Takeshima. Katie, the middle child, is the narrator of their

I can't say how much I loved this. It's got lots of serious issues in it, with just a few of them featuring loss, racism, cruelty, and lots of other stuff all presented greatly from a child's point of view. Which leads me to my next point: the narrative. The narration sounds exactly like you'd expect a nine year old girl to sound. The writing isn't beautiful, and it's very simple, but that's because Kadohata really put herself into the head of her protagonist and made herself sound exactly like

I am disappointed that this novel was chosen for the Newbery Medal Award. While not a bad book, by any means, I didn't feel that this story every struck any particularly strong chords or said anyting in a new and creative way. It seemed all too obvious that the sister was going to die, very early in the book. It also seemed too obvious that the parents were likely to vote for the union despite their talk against it.The only thing that made this story slightly unique was that it was a Japanese

Much of this book was predictable: young protagonist, struggles come to family, family begins to falter, and tragedy must be overcome at end. But I liked the setting and the plot. It was a Japanese family in Georgia in the 1950s. It was interesting to hear about the hard work and the different kind of prejudice. It made me wonder what my grandmother must have gone through when she relocated to the "land" states. I think the part I most connected with was the relationship between the two sisters.

This one never got to my currently reading shelf as I was too busy reading, or listening to it. Caused me to miss a few turns. It had been recommended to me two years ago by a friend who also got me into Audible Books. From the sounds of the crickets resounding in the words of the title to the glitter of the world, I can see how this book deserved the 2005 Newbery award. Cynthia Kadohata elaborated on so many themes from the personal connection of being Japanese in America to the universal