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Kira-Kira [Hardcover]

Cynthia Kadohata (Author)
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  • Hardcover
  • Publisher: Atheneum (2003)
  • ASIN: B00117YUHA
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (182 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,363,697 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Cynthia Kadohata is the author of the Newbery Medal-winning book Kira-Kira, Weedflower, and several critically acclaimed adult novels, including The Floating World. She has published numerous short stories in such literary journals as the New Yorker, Ploughshares, Grand Street, and the Mississippi Review. She lives with her son and dog in West Covina, California.

 

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67 of 73 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Ummm...I liked it., March 22, 2005
I'm gonna take a stab in the dark and say that Cynthia Kadohata's Newbery winner "Kira-Kira" is a book that you either love or a book that you loathe to the fullest. Well, I'm a thirteen-year old and I enjoyed it to the fullest. And what really bugs me is that it is ADULT reviewers who are saying this book is too depressing for children. ADULT! Have you people ever heard of Bridge to Terabithia. It was just as depressing, if not more (though, brilliant I might add). I'm not even gonna mention last year's Olive's Ocean.

I'm a reader and fan of E. Bird's reviews, but she's got this one all wrong (well, except for maybe the bear trap part). Thank you Amazon, for letting a teen vent!

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63 of 71 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, Funny, and Sad, August 24, 2004
I read this in one day. I couldn't put it down. The writing is beautiful, the characters are likeable, and the sense of time and place are authentic. This is a wonderful story of a Japanese-American family and its struggle with prejudice, poverty, and disease. The book has humor and sadness, but ultimately it left me feeling joyous. I loved it.
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Touching story warms hearts, January 24, 2005
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After reading Kira-Kira,I had found my new favourite author. Kadohata had touched both myself and a good friend of mine. My friend was in tears at the end of the book. I could understand why she wept for I too felt touched by Kadohata's book. Kadohata filled every chapter with such strong emotions and used such colourful vocabulary. Kadohata is surely one of the most amazing authors of all time.
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