Kira-kira

The Resource Kira-kira
Label
Kira-kira
Statement of responsibility
Cynthia Kadohata
Title variation
Kira kira
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Chronicles the close friendship between two Japanese-American sisters growing up in rural Georgia during the late 1950s and early 1960s, and the despair when one sister becomes terminally ill. 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 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
Awards note
  • Newbery Medal, 2005.
  • Newbery Medal Winner
Cataloging source
TEFBT
Dewey number
[Fic]
Form of composition
not applicable
Format of music
not applicable
LC call number
PZ7.K1166
LC item number
Ki 2005ab
Literary text for sound recordings
fiction
PerformerNote
Read by Elaina Erika Davis
Target audience
juvenile

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Context of Kira-kira

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