Kira-Kira

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.

Author: Cynthia Kadohata
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 12/01/2006
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.65h x 5.16w x 0.73d
ISBN13: 9780689856402
ISBN10: 0689856407
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Classics
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement

About the Author
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.