Cynthia Kadohata
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January 01, 1956
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female
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Chicago, Illinois, The United States
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Cynthia Kadohata is a Japanese American writer known for writing coming of age stories about Asian American women.
She spent her early childhood in the South; both her first adult novel and first children's novel take place in Southern states. Her first adult novel was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.
Her first children's book, Kira-Kira, won the 2005 Newbery Medal. Her first published short story appeared in The New Yorker in 1986.
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Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata avg rating 3.85 — 2,496 ratings — published 2004 13 editions |
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Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata avg rating 3.96 — 466 ratings — published 2006 7 editions |
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Cracker!: The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata avg rating 4.22 — 279 ratings — published 2007 6 editions |
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Outside Beauty by Cynthia Kadohata avg rating 3.48 — 213 ratings — published 2008 4 editions |
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In the Heart of the Valley of Love by Cynthia Kadohata avg rating 3.35 — 23 ratings — published 1992 3 editions |
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The Floating World by Cynthia Kadohata avg rating 3.80 — 15 ratings — published 1989 4 editions |
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Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata avg rating 4.33 — 6 ratings — published 2005 |
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Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2007 |
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A Million Shades of Gray by Cynthia Kadohata avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published 2009 2 editions |
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American Eyes : New Asian-American Short Stories for Young Adults (Edge Books) by Cynthia Kadohata avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published 1994 |
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