Kira-kira
(Book)
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Published
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2004].
ISBN
0689856393, 9780689856396, 9781435264892
Lexile measure
740L
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Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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Acorn Public Library District - Juvenile Stacks | J FIC KADOHATA, C. | On Shelf | |
Addison Public Library - 1st Floor - Children's Books | jAWARD NEWBERY 2005 | On Shelf | |
Bedford Park Public Library District - Juvenile Stacks | J/NEWBERY AWARD SHELF/KIRA-KIRA | On Shelf | |
Beecher Community Library District - Juvenile Stacks | J KAD | On Shelf | |
Bensenville SD#2 - Blackhawk Middle School - Fiction | KAD | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2004].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
244 pages ; 19 cm
Language
English
ISBN
0689856393, 9780689856396, 9781435264892
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 4.7, 7 Points
Level 4.7, 7 Points
Lexile measure
740
Notes
Description
Chronicles the close friendship between two Japanese-American sisters growing up in rural Georgia during the late 1950s and early 1960s, and the despair when one sister becomes terminally ill. 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 them 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. Luminous in its persistence of love and hope, Kira-Kira is Cynthia Kadohata's stunning debut in middle-grade fiction.
Target Audience
740L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,4.7,7.0,74071.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,6-8,4.5,12,Quiz: 36214,Guided reading level: X.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,4.7,7,74071.
Awards
Newbery Medal award, 2005.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kadohata, C. (2004). Kira-kira (First edition.). Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kadohata, Cynthia. 2004. Kira-kira. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kadohata, Cynthia. Kira-kira Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2004.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kadohata, Cynthia. Kira-kira First edition., Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2004.
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