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I love this book!!!!!!! but i cried....it is sad especially towards the end T_T it is VERY SAD!!!!!! there is one part though that is a little much for younger kids
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Loved it
I'm surprised to see no warning about the language...there are some cuss words in this book - 4, to be exact. Anything Katie did that was negative (like shoplifting) she had to apologize for and make it right. I LOVED this book. I thought it moved quickly and completed it in a day. I could not put it down. I can see a mature 9 year old reading it and liking it, but it is going to take a certain level of maturity to "get" it. I thought the ending was simply perfect and it left me smiling and feeling warm inside.
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for teens and pre teens
I read the book and i absolutely loved it. i did a book report on it. It may have a few little bad things in it but im 11 and i loved it.
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Cutest book EVER!
This is probabilly one of the best books I've ever read, and I think the messages are GREAT!Once I got to the last few pages I couldn't stop crying, but I truely understood how Katie felt, having lost my best friend in '06.
Read This Book!!
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Best Book Ever
this is the great book. It's very emotional, and touching. The author has a way with words to make u feel inspired. I gave this book to a friend and she finished in two days, and now this is her favorite book! FABOULOUS book!
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love it!
this book really touched my heart. its is for any person who loves emotional books. its made me cry and laugh. they was nothing that inapropriate although it really is for teens. this was an amazing expirience=)
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THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF KIRA-KIRA
KIRA KIRA IS AA GREAT BOOK UNTIL THE WORST COMES TO TELL. WHEWN LYNN BECOMES ILL AND DIES AND HER DEATH BREAKS THE FAMILY APART.AFTER HER DEATH THE FAMILY TRIES TO GET BAFCK TOGHER FOR THE SAKE OF THERE OTHER DAUGHTER.
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Too Much Sexual Behavior- Iffy for 10-Year-Olds
I thought it was a good book. But I think the sexual behavior was a bit much. I did not think that was necessary. I do not think I would let my 10 year-old sister read this because of that one part.
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Perfect for 5th grade and up
I loved it! This was an inspiring book. I cried a lot, but in a good way. Sure there was a little bad language but it's not clear.
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Sad, But Great
I can honestly see why this is a Newberry award winner. It has a beautiful plot and sends a positive message: life is glittering. It has a sad ending, but it is overall a great book.
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Love It!
I loved this book, and it's messages. Being a 25% Japanese myself, I love books about Japan and it's people. Be warned, if you read this book, YOU WILL CRY!
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This is NOT 'another Newbery book few kids will want to read'. Shame on you, Commonsense! D:
I completely disagree with Common Sense on this one. I think this is one of the few Newbery book kids WOULD want to read. I do agree the Newbery award tends to make very boring picks, but that's not true of Kira-Kira. Yes, it's sad, it's VERY sad, but it's touching, and it's very well written. I read it when I was in fifth, maybe fourth, grade and I loved it. My sister actually just did a book report on it today. o.o It has its inappropriate moments, but I don't think younger readers will really understand what's going on at those times (such as the part about the parents... that'd go over most kids' heads).
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Cynthia Kadohata's heartbreaking Newbery Medal book - Kira-kira
Kira-kira is a well-written, emotional book about a family's struggle through poverty, discrimination, and staying together. Katie, the main character, is taught by her older sister, Lynn (or Lynnie) that everything in the world, from the sky to tissues to the sparkle in one's eye, is kira-kira (glittering). She learns to cherish life and to not let things like poverty or illness keep you from enjoying every moment of it. When Lynn falls terminally ill, Katie is lonely and heartbroken, for Lynn is not only her older sister, but her role-model and best friend as well. Lynn is the one who keeps the Takeshima family together in these hard times, and the one who makes them appreciate all they have. Katie is heartbroken as the family falls apart after Lynn's tragic death, but must use her sister's teachings to set the family back together. This is a heart-wrenching tale of friendship, love, and family, as well as death, discrimination and poverty. It is a wonderful book that will touch a reader's heart and I highly recommend it. It is a wonderful book that brought me to tears.
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What a beautiful book!
I read this book -out of my own will, mind you- and loved it. I was 8 years old and still working through my library's small collection of childrens fiction. It's a fantastic book! It carries emotion, humor, love, and so many indescribable emotions. In short, it's beautiful. Everyone should read it.
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I thing it's too emotional.Children should read somrthing more cheerful.
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Kid, 12 years old
February 8, 2010
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greatest book so far
i loved it! it was the BEST book i have read so far out of all the books ive read
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