Kira-Kira



Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata is about this girl named Katie and Lynn. They move from a Japanese community in Iowa south to Geogia. Their parents works all night and sleeps through day light. Katie really loves her big sister Lynn. Katie and Lynn's dream was to buy a new house for them and their parents. They struggled with money so Katie and Lynn started to save some money. By the end of the year they made 100 dollars. The were so excited until Lynn became very sick. She had a disease called Lymphoma. Their family started to fall apart and Katie does everything she does to help Lynn.