An edition of Kira-kira (2004)

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An edition of Kira-kira (2004)

Kira-Kira.

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  • ★★★★ 4.0 (10 ratings) ·
  • 117 Want to read
  • 7 Currently reading
  • 18 Have read

In her first novel for young readers Kadohata creates a lyrical story of two Japanese sisters growing up in Georgia in the early 60s. When one sister becomes terminally ill, the other must help herself and her family look to the future.

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Aladdin
Language
English

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Subjects

Death, Fiction, Japanese Americans, Sisters, History, Friendship, Juvenile fiction, Hermanas, Amistad, Historia, Ficción juvenil, Japoneses-americanos, Muerte, Newbery Medal, Children's fiction, Sisters, fiction, Friendship, fiction, Japanese americans, fiction, Death, fiction, Georgia, fiction, Large type books, award:Newbery_award, lexile:740, lexile_range:701-800, age:min:10, age:max:12, grade:min:5, grade:max:9

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Georgia

Times

20th century
Edition Availability
Cover of: Kira-Kira
Kira-Kira
2008, Simon & Schuster, Limited
in English
Cover of: Kira-Kira (Punto de Encuentro (Editorial Everest))
Kira-Kira (Punto de Encuentro (Editorial Everest))
December 13, 2006, Everest Publishing, Editorial Everest
Paperback in Spanish
Cover of: Kira-kira
Kira-kira
2005, Thorndike Press
in English - Large print ed.
Cover of: Kira-Kira.
Kira-Kira.
2005, Aladdin
in English
Cover of: Kira-kira
Kira-kira
2005, NXB Trẻ
in Vietnamese
Cover of: Kira - Kira
Kira - Kira
April 12, 2005, Listening Library (Audio)
Audio CD in English - Unabridged edition
Cover of: Kira Kira
Kira Kira
Nov 07, 2005, Simon & Schuster Children's, Brand: Simon Schuster Childrens Books
paperback
Cover of: Kira-kira
Kira-kira
2004, Atheneum Books for Young Readers
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Kira-Kira
Kira-Kira
2004, Atheneum Books for Young Readers
in English - 1st ed.

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Published in
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Classifications

Library of Congress
2003000737

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL23020152M
ISBN 10
0689856407
OCLC/WorldCat
77276967
Library Thing
6254668
Goodreads
89731

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL3295462W

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Work Description

It is only kira kira for the sisters Katie and Lynn until they move to an entirely new locality.

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MY SISTER, LYNN, taught me my first word: kira-kira.
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