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| Author | Cynthia Kadohata |
|---|---|
| Original title | Kira-Kira |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Contemporary Fiction |
| Publisher | Atheneum Fiction |
Publication date | 1 February 2004 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 244 |
| ISBN | 0-689-85639-3 |
| OCLC | 51861752 |
| LC Class | PZ7.K1166 Ki 2004 |
Kira-Kira is a young adult novel by Cynthia Kadohata. It received the Newbery Medal for children's literature in 2005. The book's plot is about a Japanese-American family living in Georgia. The main character and narrator of the story is a girl named Katie Takeshima, the middle child in a Japanese-American family. "Kira-Kira" (キラ キラ in katakana) means glittering or shining.