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Before I was twelve I would have commited all three of these crimes.]]> 89731 14 2096693 book 2004 Kira-Kira total:2731|5:834|4:949|3:694|2:204|1:50| 2731 10506 3602 642 51527 3.86 3817 972 45033398 1922564 89731 0689856407 9780689856402 611 <![CDATA[Kira-Kira]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571m/89731.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571s/89731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89731.Kira_Kira 3.86 2626 Silas Marner. We were quite capitalistic and liked the idea of Silas keeping all that gold underneath the floorboards." When Lynn develops lymphoma, it's heartbreaking, but through the course of her worsening illness, Katie does her best to remember Lynn's "kira-kira" (glittery, shining) outlook on life. Small moments shine the brightest in this poignant story; told beautifully and lyrically in Katie's fresh, honest voice. (Ages 11 to 14) --Karin Snelson]]> 2004 4 5 false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 07:26:19 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 08:05:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 41441825 1846103 89731 0689856407 9780689856402 611 <![CDATA[Kira-Kira]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571m/89731.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571s/89731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89731.Kira_Kira 3.85 2731 Silas Marner. We were quite capitalistic and liked the idea of Silas keeping all that gold underneath the floorboards." When Lynn develops lymphoma, it's heartbreaking, but through the course of her worsening illness, Katie does her best to remember Lynn's "kira-kira" (glittery, shining) outlook on life. Small moments shine the brightest in this poignant story; told beautifully and lyrically in Katie's fresh, honest voice. (Ages 11 to 14) --Karin Snelson]]> 2004 5 3 false Wed Dec 31 14:57:11 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 15:01:57 -0800 2008 45679829 1922554 89731 0689856407 9780689856402 611 <![CDATA[Kira-Kira]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571m/89731.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571s/89731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89731.Kira_Kira 3.85 2731 Silas Marner. We were quite capitalistic and liked the idea of Silas keeping all that gold underneath the floorboards." When Lynn develops lymphoma, it's heartbreaking, but through the course of her worsening illness, Katie does her best to remember Lynn's "kira-kira" (glittery, shining) outlook on life. Small moments shine the brightest in this poignant story; told beautifully and lyrically in Katie's fresh, honest voice. (Ages 11 to 14) --Karin Snelson]]> 2004 5 2 false Sat Feb 07 16:14:09 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 17:14:51 -0800 2009 more...]]> 15903962 921817 89731 0689856407 9780689856402 611 <![CDATA[Kira-Kira]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571m/89731.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571s/89731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89731.Kira_Kira 3.85 2731 Silas Marner. We were quite capitalistic and liked the idea of Silas keeping all that gold underneath the floorboards." When Lynn develops lymphoma, it's heartbreaking, but through the course of her worsening illness, Katie does her best to remember Lynn's "kira-kira" (glittery, shining) outlook on life. Small moments shine the brightest in this poignant story; told beautifully and lyrically in Katie's fresh, honest voice. (Ages 11 to 14) --Karin Snelson]]> 2004 3 3 true Sat Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 20 10:25:53 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 10:26:00 -0800 2008 more...]]> 50249924 1918031 6354832 1 <![CDATA[Kira-kira]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237866480m/6354832.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237866480s/6354832.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6354832-kira-kira 4.00 1 Silas Marner. We were quite capitalistic and liked the idea of Silas keeping all that gold underneath the floorboards." When Lynn develops lymphoma, it's heartbreaking, but through the course of her worsening illness, Katie does her best to remember Lynn's "kira-kira" (glittery, shining) outlook on life. Small moments shine the brightest in this poignant story; told beautifully and lyrically in Katie's fresh, honest voice. (Ages 11 to 14) --Karin Snelson]]> 2004 4 1 false Mon Mar 23 20:48:17 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 23:20:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 26800148 1306533 89731 0689856407 9780689856402 611 <![CDATA[Kira-Kira]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571m/89731.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571s/89731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89731.Kira_Kira 3.85 2731 Silas Marner. We were quite capitalistic and liked the idea of Silas keeping all that gold underneath the floorboards." When Lynn develops lymphoma, it's heartbreaking, but through the course of her worsening illness, Katie does her best to remember Lynn's "kira-kira" (glittery, shining) outlook on life. Small moments shine the brightest in this poignant story; told beautifully and lyrically in Katie's fresh, honest voice. (Ages 11 to 14) --Karin Snelson]]> 2004 5 2 false Wed Jul 09 17:20:50 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 17:27:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 16233859 871096 89731 0689856407 9780689856402 611 <![CDATA[Kira-Kira]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571m/89731.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571s/89731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89731.Kira_Kira 3.85 2731 Silas Marner. We were quite capitalistic and liked the idea of Silas keeping all that gold underneath the floorboards." When Lynn develops lymphoma, it's heartbreaking, but through the course of her worsening illness, Katie does her best to remember Lynn's "kira-kira" (glittery, shining) outlook on life. Small moments shine the brightest in this poignant story; told beautifully and lyrically in Katie's fresh, honest voice. (Ages 11 to 14) --Karin Snelson]]> 2004 4 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 06:49:41 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 01 09:50:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 732223 41783 89731 0689856407 9780689856402 611 <![CDATA[Kira-Kira]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571m/89731.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571s/89731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89731.Kira_Kira 3.85 2731 Silas Marner. We were quite capitalistic and liked the idea of Silas keeping all that gold underneath the floorboards." When Lynn develops lymphoma, it's heartbreaking, but through the course of her worsening illness, Katie does her best to remember Lynn's "kira-kira" (glittery, shining) outlook on life. Small moments shine the brightest in this poignant story; told beautifully and lyrically in Katie's fresh, honest voice. (Ages 11 to 14) --Karin Snelson]]> 2004 4 1 false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Apr 15 12:34:52 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 15 12:35:24 -0700 2007 more...]]> 30180497 1002389 1121531 0689856393 9780689856396 13 <![CDATA[Kira-Kira]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181164618m/1121531.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181164618s/1121531.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1121531.Kira_Kira 3.65 60 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.

]]> 2004 3 1 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 17:41:57 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 13:52:49 -0700 2008 Kira-Kira tells the story of two Japanese-American sisters in mid-20th century Georgia. I appreciated the perspective and information of the challenges these families of ethnic minority had to face, but what I loved was the interplay between the sisters. It was that relationship that connected wit...more...]]> 45812567 2004243 89731 0689856407 9780689856402 611 <![CDATA[Kira-Kira]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571m/89731.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571s/89731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89731.Kira_Kira 3.85 2731 Silas Marner. We were quite capitalistic and liked the idea of Silas keeping all that gold underneath the floorboards." When Lynn develops lymphoma, it's heartbreaking, but through the course of her worsening illness, Katie does her best to remember Lynn's "kira-kira" (glittery, shining) outlook on life. Small moments shine the brightest in this poignant story; told beautifully and lyrically in Katie's fresh, honest voice. (Ages 11 to 14) --Karin Snelson]]> 2004 5 0 true Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 06:06:28 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 07:21:42 -0800 2009
One day they decided to have a picnic. Katie's brother got trapped in an animal trap. Just his leg. Katie had to go get help by...more...]]> 45780832 2010689 89731 0689856407 9780689856402 611 <![CDATA[Kira-Kira]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571m/89731.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571s/89731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89731.Kira_Kira 3.85 2731 Silas Marner. We were quite capitalistic and liked the idea of Silas keeping all that gold underneath the floorboards." When Lynn develops lymphoma, it's heartbreaking, but through the course of her worsening illness, Katie does her best to remember Lynn's "kira-kira" (glittery, shining) outlook on life. Small moments shine the brightest in this poignant story; told beautifully and lyrically in Katie's fresh, honest voice. (Ages 11 to 14) --Karin Snelson]]> 2004 5 0 false Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 18:23:30 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 18:24:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 75596579 2127114 89731 0689856407 9780689856402 611 <![CDATA[Kira-Kira]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571m/89731.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571s/89731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89731.Kira_Kira 3.85 2731 Silas Marner. We were quite capitalistic and liked the idea of Silas keeping all that gold underneath the floorboards." When Lynn develops lymphoma, it's heartbreaking, but through the course of her worsening illness, Katie does her best to remember Lynn's "kira-kira" (glittery, shining) outlook on life. Small moments shine the brightest in this poignant story; told beautifully and lyrically in Katie's fresh, honest voice. (Ages 11 to 14) --Karin Snelson]]> 2004 5 0 false Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Oct 24 11:46:14 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 11:58:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 74347759 2716723 89731 0689856407 9780689856402 611 <![CDATA[Kira-Kira]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571m/89731.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571s/89731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89731.Kira_Kira 3.85 2731 Silas Marner. We were quite capitalistic and liked the idea of Silas keeping all that gold underneath the floorboards." When Lynn develops lymphoma, it's heartbreaking, but through the course of her worsening illness, Katie does her best to remember Lynn's "kira-kira" (glittery, shining) outlook on life. Small moments shine the brightest in this poignant story; told beautifully and lyrically in Katie's fresh, honest voice. (Ages 11 to 14) --Karin Snelson]]> 2004 5 0 false Tue Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 12 20:24:05 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 20:25:05 -0700 2009 10-12-09
Book review 3
"Kira-Kira"
(1 book)

Cynthia Kadohata's Kira-Kira, a story of a young Japanese-American girl making a new life in Georgia, was very easy for me to relate to. Being half Japanese myself, all of the odd little customs ...more...]]> 69714140 1544522 89731 0689856407 9780689856402 611 <![CDATA[Kira-Kira]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571m/89731.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571s/89731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89731.Kira_Kira 3.85 2731 Silas Marner. We were quite capitalistic and liked the idea of Silas keeping all that gold underneath the floorboards." When Lynn develops lymphoma, it's heartbreaking, but through the course of her worsening illness, Katie does her best to remember Lynn's "kira-kira" (glittery, shining) outlook on life. Small moments shine the brightest in this poignant story; told beautifully and lyrically in Katie's fresh, honest voice. (Ages 11 to 14) --Karin Snelson]]> 2004 5 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Sep 01 13:34:10 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 13:34:27 -0700 2009
Set in the 1950's and 60's in Georgia, told from the voice of...more...]]> 67877510 110948 89731 0689856407 9780689856402 611 <![CDATA[Kira-Kira]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571m/89731.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571s/89731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89731.Kira_Kira 3.85 2731 Silas Marner. We were quite capitalistic and liked the idea of Silas keeping all that gold underneath the floorboards." When Lynn develops lymphoma, it's heartbreaking, but through the course of her worsening illness, Katie does her best to remember Lynn's "kira-kira" (glittery, shining) outlook on life. Small moments shine the brightest in this poignant story; told beautifully and lyrically in Katie's fresh, honest voice. (Ages 11 to 14) --Karin Snelson]]> 2004 2 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 08:01:23 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 08:03:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 58231585 2378224 89731 0689856407 9780689856402 611 <![CDATA[Kira-Kira]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571m/89731.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571s/89731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89731.Kira_Kira 3.85 2731 Silas Marner. We were quite capitalistic and liked the idea of Silas keeping all that gold underneath the floorboards." When Lynn develops lymphoma, it's heartbreaking, but through the course of her worsening illness, Katie does her best to remember Lynn's "kira-kira" (glittery, shining) outlook on life. Small moments shine the brightest in this poignant story; told beautifully and lyrically in Katie's fresh, honest voice. (Ages 11 to 14) --Karin Snelson]]> 2004 5 0 false Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 16:54:53 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 16:58:06 -0700 2009 ! more...]]> 57405701 1291703 89731 0689856407 9780689856402 611 <![CDATA[Kira-Kira]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571m/89731.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571s/89731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89731.Kira_Kira 3.85 2731 Silas Marner. We were quite capitalistic and liked the idea of Silas keeping all that gold underneath the floorboards." When Lynn develops lymphoma, it's heartbreaking, but through the course of her worsening illness, Katie does her best to remember Lynn's "kira-kira" (glittery, shining) outlook on life. Small moments shine the brightest in this poignant story; told beautifully and lyrically in Katie's fresh, honest voice. (Ages 11 to 14) --Karin Snelson]]> 2004 0 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue May 26 14:17:54 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 14:19:44 -0700 2009
This is a debut novel in middle grade children’s fiction, which took the Newberry Children’s Fiction award in 2005. It is about a Japanese family who lived in ...more...]]> 52242385 289897 89731 0689856407 9780689856402 611 <![CDATA[Kira-Kira]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571m/89731.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571s/89731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89731.Kira_Kira 3.85 2731 Silas Marner. We were quite capitalistic and liked the idea of Silas keeping all that gold underneath the floorboards." When Lynn develops lymphoma, it's heartbreaking, but through the course of her worsening illness, Katie does her best to remember Lynn's "kira-kira" (glittery, shining) outlook on life. Small moments shine the brightest in this poignant story; told beautifully and lyrically in Katie's fresh, honest voice. (Ages 11 to 14) --Karin Snelson]]> 2004 5 0 false Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 17:43:25 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 17:50:16 -0700 2009
This book was about a Japanese-American family in the 1950s. The book mostly chronicled the daily life of the family, showing how hard the parents worked to provide for their three kids. Lynn, the oldest, seemed to be an ideal older sister. She was lov...more...]]> 76128928 2728587 89731 0689856407 9780689856402 611 <![CDATA[Kira-Kira]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571m/89731.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163571s/89731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89731.Kira_Kira 3.85 2731 Silas Marner. We were quite capitalistic and liked the idea of Silas keeping all that gold underneath the floorboards." When Lynn develops lymphoma, it's heartbreaking, but through the course of her worsening illness, Katie does her best to remember Lynn's "kira-kira" (glittery, shining) outlook on life. Small moments shine the brightest in this poignant story; told beautifully and lyrically in Katie's fresh, honest voice. (Ages 11 to 14) --Karin Snelson]]> 2004 5 0 false Mon Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 11:38:07 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 07:18:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 72403689 2738956 1074776 0307281868 9780307281869 8 <![CDATA[Kira - Kira]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180762008m/1074776.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180762008s/1074776.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1074776.Kira_Kira 3.71 14 Silas Marner. We were quite capitalistic and liked the idea of Silas keeping all that gold underneath the floorboards." When Lynn develops lymphoma, it's heartbreaking, but through the course of her worsening illness, Katie does her best to remember Lynn's "kira-kira" (glittery, shining) outlook on life. Small moments shine the brightest in this poignant story; told beautifully and lyrically in Katie's fresh, honest voice. (Ages 11 to 14) --Karin Snelson]]> 2004 4 0 true Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 19:12:04 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 10:02:34 -0700 2009 This novel was written for children in grades 6-9. Kira Kira was written from a young Japanese American girl’s point of view. Throughout the story, the reader gets a clear understanding of the narrator, Katie Takeshima’s, relationship with her dear sister Lynn.

Katie a...more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=89739