Kira-Kira (English)

by Kadohata, Cynthia

ALA Notable/Best BooksAsian/Pacific American Award for LiteratNewbery MedalHistorical FictionFriendshipDeath & DyingSiblingsChildren's Literature Choice
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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 #
317391 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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