Kira-Kira
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Book Description
In Cynthia Kadohata's lively, lovely, funny and sad novel -- winner of the 2005 Newbery Medal -- the Japanese-American Takeshima family moves from Iowa to Georgia in the 1950s when Katie, the narrator, is just in kindergarten. Though her parents endure grueling conditions and impossible hours in the non-unionized poultry plant and hatchery where they work, they somehow manage to create a loving, s... More
Book Information
Publisher | Perfection Learning Corporation |
Binding | Hardcover (26 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 244 |
ISBN-10 | 0756967899 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0756967895 |
Publication Date | 12/01/2006 |
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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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