Kira-Kira (2005)
Newbery Award Medal Winner - 2005
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12310075
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$18.99
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Luminous in its persistence of love and hope, Kira-Kira is Cynthia Kadohata's stunning debut in middle-grade fiction.
Katie loves her big sister, Lynn, who sees even ordinary things in the world as kira-kira, a Japanese word for glittering. Born in the U.S. to Japanese parents, the girls face prejudices at school and watch their parents endure hardships to make ends meet in a predominately white culture. When Lynn becomes desperately ill, and the whole family begins to fall apart, it's up to Katie to find a way to remind them all that there is always something glittering, kira-kira, in the future.
Winner of the 2005 Newbery Medal
Katie loves her big sister, Lynn, who sees even ordinary things in the world as kira-kira, a Japanese word for glittering. Born in the U.S. to Japanese parents, the girls face prejudices at school and watch their parents endure hardships to make ends meet in a predominately white culture. When Lynn becomes desperately ill, and the whole family begins to fall apart, it's up to Katie to find a way to remind them all that there is always something glittering, kira-kira, in the future.
Winner of the 2005 Newbery Medal
Specifications
ISBN: 9780689856396
Grade Level: 5-9
Age Range: 10-14
Format: Hardcover
Page Count: 256
Publish Year: 2004
Publisher/Imprint: Simon & Schuster Publishing/Atheneum Books for Young
Awards: Newbery Medal Winner, ALA Notable Children’s Books, CCBC Choices (Cooperative Children’s Book Council), Thumbs Up! Award Master List (MI), Booklist Editors’Choice, Charlotte Award Suggested Reading List (NY), Booklinks Lasting Connections, Garden State Teen Book Award Nominee (NJ), NYPL in.Books for the Teen Age in., Capitol Choices List (DC), Pacific Northwest Young Reader’s Choice Award Master List, KSRC Middle School Titles - Top Pick, Nene Award Master List (HI), California Collections, Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award Master List (VT), Blue Spruce YA Book Award Nominee (CO), Kiriyama Prize Notable Book, Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Award Winner
Author: Cynthia Kadohata
Illustrator: Ann Sullivan, Julia Kuskin (Photographer)
Dimensions: 7-1/2 in.H x 5-1/8 in.W
Grade Level: 5-9
Age Range: 10-14
Format: Hardcover
Page Count: 256
Publish Year: 2004
Publisher/Imprint: Simon & Schuster Publishing/Atheneum Books for Young
Awards: Newbery Medal Winner, ALA Notable Children’s Books, CCBC Choices (Cooperative Children’s Book Council), Thumbs Up! Award Master List (MI), Booklist Editors’Choice, Charlotte Award Suggested Reading List (NY), Booklinks Lasting Connections, Garden State Teen Book Award Nominee (NJ), NYPL in.Books for the Teen Age in., Capitol Choices List (DC), Pacific Northwest Young Reader’s Choice Award Master List, KSRC Middle School Titles - Top Pick, Nene Award Master List (HI), California Collections, Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award Master List (VT), Blue Spruce YA Book Award Nominee (CO), Kiriyama Prize Notable Book, Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Award Winner
Author: Cynthia Kadohata
Illustrator: Ann Sullivan, Julia Kuskin (Photographer)
Dimensions: 7-1/2 in.H x 5-1/8 in.W