Kira-Kira

Name: Kira-Kira
Author: Cynthia Kadohata

by Cynthia Kadohata

Novel about a Japanese American girl coping with her sister's death from illness

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Cynthia Kadohata

Cynthia Kadohata is an American author whose Kira-Kira won the Newbery Medal and whose novels sensitively portray Japanese American experience across different historical periods. Her understated prose style and emotional restraint distinguish her work from more sentimental competitors.

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