Cynthia Kadohata Message Board 1/30/2010 5:37:18 AM
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Kira-Kira
Kira-kira is a Japanese word that describes things that glitter. It is Katie Takeshima's first word taught to her by her older sister Lynn as they lie in the empty road outside their house looking at the stars. Lynn teaches Katie everything worth knowing. When their family moves from their Japanese community in Iowa to Georgia, Lynn is the one who must explain why some of the other children won't talk to them at school.
The setting is 1950s Georgia. K...
