{"product_id":"0689856407-kira-_kira","title":"Kira-Kira","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ekira-kira (kee ra kee ra): glittering; shining\u003c\/b\u003e Glittering. That's how Katie Takeshima's sister, Lynn, makes everything seem. The sky is \u003ci\u003ekira-kira\u003c\/i\u003e because its color is deep but see-through at the same time. The sea is \u003ci\u003ekira-kira\u003c\/i\u003e 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 -- \u003ci\u003ekira-kira\u003c\/i\u003e -- in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\nPublishers Weekly\n\u003cp\u003ePW starred this Newbery winner, which is set in the 1950s and '60s and is narrated by a first-generation Japanese-American girl, saying, \"The family's devotion to one another, and one sister's ability to teach her younger sister to appreciate the `kira-kira,' or glittering, in everyday life make this novel shine.\" Ages 10-14. (Dec.) Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterature \u0026amp; Fiction\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnited States\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eAsian American \u0026amp; Pacific Islander\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":48831194267838,"sku":"0689856407-4","price":13.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/616sxoEj1KL.jpg?v=1788356287","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0689856407-kira-_kira","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}