Kira-Kira
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Author | Cynthia Kadohata |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Novel |
Publisher | Atheneum Books |
Released | 2004 |
Media Type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 244 pp |
ISBN | ISBN 0-689-85639-3 |
Kira-Kira is a young adult novel by Cynthia Kadohata. It won the Newbery Medal for children's literature in 2005. The book's plot is about a Japanese-American family living in Georgia. The main character and narrator of the story is a girl named Katie, a member of the Japanese-American family.
Preceded by The Tale of Despereaux |
Newbery Medal recipient 2005 |
Succeeded by Criss Cross |