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Kira-Kira
Contributor(s): Kadohata, Cynthia (Author)

ISBN: 0689856407 ISBN-13: 9780689856402
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2006
Annotation: 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.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Classics
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2003000737

Age Level: 10-13

Grade Level: 5-8

Lexile Measure: 740(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.16" W x 7.65" L (0.40 lbs) 272 pages

Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1950's
- Chronological Period - 1960's
- Demographic Orientation - Rural
- Ethnic Orientation - Japanese
- Geographic Orientation - Georgia
- Geographic Orientation - Iowa
- Topical - Death/Dying
- Catalog Heading - Classics
- Curriculum Strand - Language Arts
- Cultural Region - Heartland

Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/08/2007 pg. 54

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 74071
Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
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.

Contributor Bio(s): Kadohata, Cynthia: - Cynthia Kadohata is the author of the Newbery Medal-winning book Kira-Kira, the National Book Award winner The Thing About Luck, the Jane Addams Peace Award and PEN America Award winner Weedflower, Cracker!, Outside Beauty, A Million Shades of Gray, Half a World Away, Place to Belong, and several critically acclaimed adult novels, including The Floating World. She lives with her dog and hockey-playing son in Los Angeles, California. Visit her online at CynthiaKadohata.com.

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