Publication

2004 - Atheneum Books for Young Readers, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

61,000 words, Guess

Page Count

244 pages

Identifiers

and 4 more

Classifications

  • DDC[Fic]
  • LCCPZ7.K1166 Ki 2004
  • LCC2003000737
and 1 more
  • LCCPS3561.A3615 K57 2004

Description

It is only kira kira for the sisters Katie and Lynn until they move to an entirely new locality.

First Sentence

MY SISTER, LYNN, taught me my first word: kira-kira.

Description

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.

Subjects

Genres

  • Fiction

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  • Kira-kiraAtheneum Books for Young Readers2004-01-01
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