Kira-kira / Cynthia Kadohata.
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. Luminous in its persistence of love and hope, Kira-Kira is Cynthia Kadohata's stunning debut in middle-grade fiction.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780689856396
- ISBN: 0689856393
- ISBN: 0689856407
- ISBN: 9780439799416
- Physical Description: 244 pages ; 19 cm
- Edition: 1st edition.
- Publisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2004.
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | 740L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.7 7 74071. |
| Awards Note: | A Junior Library Guild selection. |
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| Subject: | Sisters > Juvenile fiction. Friendship > Juvenile fiction. Japanese Americans > Juvenile fiction. Death > Juvenile fiction. Friendships. Georgia > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Fiction. |
Available copies
- 120 of 123 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 3 of 3 copies available at Harnett County Library.
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- 0 current holds with 123 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angier Public Library | J F Kad (Text) | 33632002032788 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Dunn Public Library | J F Kad (Text) | 33436001217543 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Erwin Public Library | J F Kad (Text) | 33631001355471 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
