Kira-Kira
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.
Genre
Award winners
Historical Fiction
Mulitcultural
Historical Fiction
Mulitcultural
Age
Middle School
Discussion Materials
When you are growing up, there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully -- the church, which belongs to God, and the public library, which belongs to you. The public library is a great equalizer.
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