Kira-Kira.

by Cynthia Kadohata

No cover — Cynthia Kadohata: Kira-Kira. (2005, Aladdin)

English language

Published Dec. 15, 2005 by Aladdin.

ISBN:: 978-0-689-85640-2
OCLC Number:: 77276967

In her first novel for young readers Kadohata creates a lyrical story of two Japanese sisters growing up in Georgia in the early 60s. When one sister becomes terminally ill, the other must help herself and her family look to the future.

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Review of 'Kira-Kira.' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I just loved this. I am reading lots more YAF and Juvenile Fiction these days, and this was a gem. The point of view of the little sister was pitch perfect, and seeing her family's life through her eyes was the ultimate example of "show, don't tell." It could have turned maudlin but it didn't. It could have been preachy but it wasn't.

It was an important story, beautifully told.