Kira-Kira

English

ISBN: 0689856407

EAN: 9780689856402

Category: Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / Asian American/Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Friendship/Juvenile Fiction / Family / Siblings/Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Death & Dying/Juvenile Fiction / General/Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / General/

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Childrens Publishing

Release Date: 12/22/2006

Age Range: 10-14

Synopsis: kira-kira (kee ra kee ra): glittering; shiningGlittering. Thats how Katie Takeshimas sister, Lynn, makes everything seem. The sky iskira-kirabecause its color is deep but see-through at the same time. The sea iskira-kirafor the same reason. And so are peoples eyes. When Katie and her family move from a Japanese community in Iowa to the Deep South of Georgia, its Lynn who explains to her why people stop on the street to stare. And its 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: Asian Pacific American Award for Literature – null  Asian Pacific American Award for Literature – null  Asian Pacific American Award for Literature – null  Asian Pacific American Award for Literature – null  Asian Pacific American Award for Literature – null  Asian Pacific American Award for Literature – null  Asian Pacific American Award for Literature – null 

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Kira-Kira

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.7 inches

Width: 5.12 inches

Length: 7.62 inches

Weight: 6.46 oz

Pages: 272