Awards
Newbery Medal
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Newbery Medal
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.
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.
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Hardback Editions
April 2008 : Library Binding
| Title: Kira-kira Author(s): Cynthia Kadohata ISBN: 1-4352-6489-4 / 978-1-4352-6489-2 Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 2006 : Library Binding
| Title: Kira-Kira (Junior Library Guild Selection (Prebound)) Author(s): Cynthia Kadohata ISBN: 1-4177-6917-3 / 978-1-4177-6917-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Turtleback Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 2006 : Hardback
| Title: Kira-Kira Author(s): Cynthia Kadohata ISBN: 0-7569-6789-9 / 978-0-7569-6789-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Perfection Learning Pre Bind Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
May 2005 : Hardback
| Title: Kira-Kira (Thorndike Literacy Bridge) Author(s): Cynthia Kadohata ISBN: 0-7862-7616-9 / 978-0-7862-7616-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2005 : Hardback
| Title: Kira-kira Author(s): Cynthia Kadohata ISBN: 0-439-79941-4 / 978-0-439-79941-6 (USA, UK, or Canada (English speaking) edition) Publisher: Scholastic Press Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
February 2004 : Hardback
| Title: Kira-Kira (Newbery Medal Book) Author(s): Cynthia Kadohata ISBN: 0-689-85639-3 / 978-0-689-85639-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2003 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions
December 2006 : Paperback
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December 2006 : Paperback
| Title: Kira-Kira Author(s): Cynthia Kadohata ISBN: 0-689-85640-7 / 978-0-689-85640-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2006 : Paperback
| Title: Kira-KIra Author(s): Cynthia Kadohata ISBN: 1-56644-143-9 / 9781566441438 (USA edition) Publisher: Educational Impression Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
November 2005 : Paperback
| Title: Kira Kira Author(s): Cynthia Kadohata ISBN: 1-4169-1045-X / 978-1-4169-1045-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Audio Editions
August 2005 : Audio CD
| Title: Kira-Kira Author(s): Cynthia Kadohata ISBN: 0-307-28189-2 / 978-0-307-28189-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Listening Library Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
August 2005 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Kira-Kira Author(s): Cynthia Kadohata ISBN: 0-307-28188-4 / 978-0-307-28188-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Listening Library Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
April 2005 : Audio CD
| Title: Kira-Kira Author(s): Cynthia Kadohata ISBN: 0-307-28186-8 / 978-0-307-28186-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Listening Library Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2004 : Audio CD
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Other Editions
June 2008 : Kindle edition
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June 2008 : Kindle edition
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June 2008 : Kindle edition
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2005 : Unknown
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