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__Kira - Kira__ by Cynthia Kadohata Reviewed by Gabby April 20, 2011

The title of the book is called __Kira - Kira__ by Cynthia Kadohata.The narrator and the main character of the story is Katie Takeshima. Katie's family is Japanese, so Katie and her sister, Lynn, always use the word "kira - kira" to describe anything even though sometimes it's not appropriate. "Kira - Kira" means glittering; shining, in Japanese. Katie and Lynn are closest sisters and best friends also, they try to spend every moment they can together. What happens in the story is that they first live in Iowa, and then the family starts a new life an moves to Georgia so her father can support the family more by working at a hatchery. When Katie and Lynn go to a new school they have to meet new people, while being Japanese, they won't make much friends because there are only 31 Japanese people in their community. I reccomend reading this book because it really touches your heart about sisterly love and learning about how they live.