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Kira-KiraA Japanese American family struggles to build a new life in the Deep South of Georgia in this luminous novel, winner of the Newbery Medal. 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
A Japanese-American family struggles to build a new life in the Deep South of Georgia in this luminous novel, winner of the Newbery Medal. kira-kira (kee' ra kee' ra): glittering; shiningGlittering. 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 them 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.
Luminous in its persistence of love and hope, Kira-Kira is Cynthia Kadohata's stunning debut in middle-grade fiction.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 02/01/2004
ISBN: 9780689856396
Pages: 244
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 7.74h x 5.36w x 0.95d
Award: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Colorado Blue Spruce Award - Nominee
Award: Nene Award - Recommended
Award: Nene Award - Recommended
Award: Nene Award - Recommended
Award: Newbery Medal - Winner
Award: Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 12/15/2003 pg. 1451
Kliatt 01/01/2004 pg. 8
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2004 pg. 195
Booklist 01/01/2004 pg. 858
Publishers Weekly 02/09/2004 pg. 81
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2004 pg. 183
School Library Journal 03/01/2004 pg. 214
BookPage 04/01/2004 pg. 27
Booklist 05/15/2004 pg. 1630
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2004 pg. 218
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 396 - Superior,Well Above Average
Multicultural Review 12/01/2004 pg. 93
Booklist Editors Choice/Adult 01/15/2005 pg. 772
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2004 pg. 396 - Superior,Well Above Average
ALA Notable Children's Books 02/15/2005 pg. 1022
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2005 pg. 772
School Library Journal 04/01/2005 pg. 56
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 74071 / Kira-Kira
Reading Level: 4.7 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 7
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Mason’s Big Chew!!!
I bought this item 4 my son’s dog Mason! Mason is a huge chewer! Mason likes 2 b Challenged So this chew toy helped him with that
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Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2025
★★★★★ 5
My dogs love these!
My dogs went crazy for these. Will reorder for sure.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2025
★★★★★ 4
nice quality, great size
This is a nice quality. It is a very good size for large dogs. I have a German Shepherd and it's a very good size for her. She took it when I first attempted to give it to her and she chewed on it for a minute, but then didn't want anything to do with it. If I put peanut butter on it and freeze it she does go for it, just licking the peanut butter off of it and then loses interest again. She has no interest in chewing it. I view it more as a lick mat that she can carry around than anything else, which can get messy if not supervised.
Maybe other dogs would be more interested in this. I took one star away because as a standalone chew my dog has zero interest in it. I do really like the quality of it and I do feel like it would last a while for chewers. I do think for dogs interested in it this is a good chew, but it just depends if the dog will be attracted to it. I don't always want to give it to her with peanut butter on it since that can get messy. A good value though.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Fun in a Great Toy & Fantastic Bargain!
Style: Mummy with Organs
LOVE THIS DOG TOY!! We have 5 rescue dogs, a 13# little one, & 4 lg ones from 70-100 lbs! This toy is fantastic for all of them! It’s so much fun pulling out the various inner “organs” & handing them out (when we first got it)! The dogs were So Excited getting the different parts & squeaking them like Crazy! The main big mummy (10”+) squeaks & crinkles, which goes over really well, too! The nice thing is the center of the mummy, where all the parts are held, is opened/closed via a sturdy zipper! Unlike other items with “stuffed parts” that have Velcro strips to hold the items inside, that ends up all wet & destroyed by chewing, the zipper allows me to open it & close it. This allows my smarter dogs more of a challenge as they can’t just easily open it & get the items inside pulled out a few routine times & then get bored & just destroy them & the Velcro! It also allows me to keep some of the smaller items that I like to keep intact for my small 13# dog, inside the mummy body where they’re protected from my Pit Bull mixes who chew the small toys like gum (I supervise, of course!) destroying the squeakers inside after a few good chomps! This toy is very well made! Despite being aggressively played with by very lg dogs with very strong jaws, every toy (except the set of lungs which have small sections holding them together) has held together, which is a big surprise! Most toys last minutes in this house! The mummy has held up well, with the zipper closed, too! This is such a great bargain for All the toys you get in this set & even You will have fun pulling out the insides & going back to your old High School Biology class to figure out what organ is which! My husband & I had a blast along with our 5 pups playing with this fun set of well made toys! We’re buying another set to have for back up once this set bites the dust! Yeah, it’s That Great!! If you have a small dog, or even a couple, there are so many smaller toys that you can keep some of them aside & introduce them later! A really Great Bargain & Lots of Fun!
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Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2025
★★★★★ 5
cute, fun and great for dogs that don't instantly destroy toys
Style: Mummy with Organs
The dog LOVED this toy! She loved it to pieces she played with it so much! The organs and the mummy are very cute. There are a variety of different sound/ textures to the pieces. The zipper was the first thing that broke after enough shaking by the dog. It is neat that you get so many pieces in one toy and that they all fit inside the mummy's belly zipper. It is a stuffie soft toy, so if your dog is a squeaker harvester, this toy will not last long. It is well made though of your dog isn't a toy destroyer. I like that different types of stuffing the pieces have. Some are krinkly and some have squeakers.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2025