Kira-Kira
by Kadohata, Cynthia
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- As New with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0439799414
- ISBN 13
- 9780439799416
- Seller
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Shell Lake, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Scholastic, Inc.. As New with no dust jacket. 2005. Hardcover. 0439799414 . 13 oz.; 244 pages; Pictorial HC no DJ unread/unmarked as new. Katie Takeshima's sister, Lynn, makes everything seem glittering and shining. 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 in the future. .
Synopsis
For the visual novel, see Kirakira (visual novel). Kira-Kira is a young adult novel by Cynthia Kadohata. It won the Newbery Medal for children's literature in 2005. The book's plot is about a Japanese-American family living in Georgia. The main character and narrator of the story is a girl named Katie, a member of the Japanese-American family. "Kira-kira" (きら きら in hiragana) means sparkling, glittering, or shiny.
Reviews
On Mar 7 2010, Siboyott said:
glittering.thats how Katie Takeshima's big sister,Lynn,makes everything seem.The sky is 'kira-kira' because its colour is deep but see-through at the same time.The sea is 'kira-kira' for the same reason and so are people's eyes.(i like the words,make me feel briefing)
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- Bookseller
- Mistymornin Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21719
- Title
- Kira-Kira
- Author
- Kadohata, Cynthia
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0439799414
- ISBN 13
- 9780439799416
- Publisher
- Scholastic, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- 0439799414
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books / Young Adult/Chapter;
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