Kira-kira
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Book Description
My uncle was exactly one inch taller than my father. But his stomach was soft. We knew this because we hit him in it once the year before, and he yelped in pain and threatened to spank us. We got sent to bed without supper because my parents said hitting someone was the worst thing you could do. Stealing was second, and lying was third. Before I was twelve I would have commited all three of these ... More
Book Information
Publisher | Scholastic Press |
Binding | Hardcover (26 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 244 |
ISBN-10 | 0439799414 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0439799416 |
Publication Date | /2005 |
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9/22/2008 Katherine Frey said: Beautifully written. Great for the classroom--Especially if you are looking for something multicultural & realistic.
tags: I recommend, I read
tags: I recommend, I read
9/17/2007 Christy Evers said: a touching story about a Japanese girl dealing with racism and her sisters illness and death. the first half of the book made me smile, the last half made me cry. Well worth reading. (even though I don't usually like books that make me cry)
tags: I recommend, Inspired me, I read
tags: I recommend, Inspired me, I read
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