Kira-Kira (English)

by Kadohata, Cynthia

Asian/Pacific American Award for LiteratALA Notable/Best BooksNewbery MedalHistorical FictionFriendshipDeath & DyingSiblingsCoop. Children's Book Center
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AR Book Level
4.7
AR Points
7
Word Count
44,326
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
213708 EN

About this book

This book chronicles the close friendship between two Japanese American sisters growing up in rural Georgia during the late 1950s and early 1960s and the despair when one sister becomes terminally ill.

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