num_pages: 291
description: kira-kira (kee ra kee ra): glittering; shining Glittering. That's how Katie Takeshima's sister, Lynn, makes everything seem. The sky is kira-kira because its color is deep but see-through at the same time. The sea is kira-kira for the same reason and so are people's eyes. When Katie and her family move from a Japanese community in Iowa to the Deep South of Georgia, it's Lynn who explains to her why people stop on the street to stare, and it's Lynn who, with her special way of viewing the world, teaches Katie to look beyond tomorrow, but when Lynn becomes desperately ill, and the whole family begins to fall apart, it is up to Katie to find a way to remind them all that there is always something glittering -- kira-kira -- in the future.
language: English
title: Kira-Kira
titlecomplete: Kira-Kira
characters: Lynn Takeshima, Auntie Fumi, Sammy Takeshima, Uncle Katsuhisa, Silly Kilgore, Katie Minnamino
genres: Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Coming Of Age, Historical Fiction, Historical, Death, Childrens, Young Adult, Family, Fiction
ratings_count: 26299
places: Georgia
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
category: Youth Literature
publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers