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About the Author If you like Kira-Kira… Kira-Kira Cynthia Kadohata was born in Chicago in 1956. Her family moved to Georgia, where her father found a job as a chicken sexer, just like Katie’s father in her book. Cynthia has a BA in journalism from the University of Southern California. She has written a total of 7 books, some for young readers and some for adult readers. If you like Kira-Kira, you may also enjoy these other books The Higher Power of Lucky By: Susan Patron http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.nyhumanities.org/discussion_groups/kids_and_parents/together/images/thehigherpoweroflucky.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.nyhumanities.org/discussion_groups/kids_and_parents/together/further_reading.php&usg=__YcWUhSuoj89-xmARZCjhtU5Qqrw=&h=500&w=348&sz=31&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=3rz5H2Kn4--n6M:&tbnh=142&tbnw=99&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dthe%2Bhigher%2Bpower%2Bof%2Blucky%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1920%26bih%3D857%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=480&vpy=44&dur=393&hovh=269&hovw=187&tx=131&ty=180&ei=gCWuTKPrFsWmnQehu-TGBQ&oei=gCWuTKPrFsWmnQehu-TGBQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=66&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0 http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/05newberymedalhonorbks.cfm Esperanza Rising By: Pam Munoz Ryan By Stephanie Dahlinger October 5, 2010 http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://pmtweenreviews.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/esperanza-rising.jpg&imgrefurl=http://pmtweenreviews.wordpress.com/2010/07/02/esperanza-rising-by-pam-munoz-ryan/&usg=__KXJnaE2kOVM-hD9EI8rKVsRJCLE=&h=475&w=332&sz=39&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=iNu_-D1LAo4J5M:&tbnh=173&tbnw=121&prev=/images%3Fq%3Desperanza%2Brising%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26biw%3D1920%26bih%3D857%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=404&ei=SSauTNbMKIzZnAfor5XwBQ&oei=SSauTNbMKIzZnAfor5XwBQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=40&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0&tx=60&ty=82
Characters Setting Plot • Katie: • Main character • Born in 1951 • Japanese-American • Doesn’t want to grow up • Persevering through family, economical and racial hardships • Lynn (Lynnie): • Katie’s sister, 4 years older • Katie’s best friend • Is sick a lot, often spending weeks at a time in the hospital • Sammy: • Lynn and Katie’s younger brother • Is the first person to ever look up to Katie • Masao: • Katie, Lynn and Sammy’s father • Headstrong • Will do anything for his family • Mr. Lyndon: • Owns all of the chick hatcheries in Chesterfield • Katie’s parents Boss • Richest man in the city, and maybe even the state. The beginning of Kira-Kira takes place in a small town in Iowa… Katie is only 7 years old when her parents move her family from a small town in Iowa to a new town in Georgia. She and her sister are best friends and mean the world to each other. Soon after they move to Georgia though, Lynn gets sick. The whole family has to learn to deal with Lynn’s sickness and find a way to keep the family together. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.law.louisville.edu/sites/www.law.louisville.edu/files/IOWA.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.law.louisville.edu/blog%3Fpage%3D8&usg=__B0N7P8RnnQktmCBWco0U_-5ZNkw=&h=357&w=500&sz=135&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=Tv4b23ghBpIqlM:&tbnh=131&tbnw=184&prev=/images%3Fq%3Diowa%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1920%26bih%3D857%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=232&ei=_g6uTN7BK9GUnQfdh8nNBQ&oei=_g6uTN7BK9GUnQfdh8nNBQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=32&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0&tx=72&ty=52 But the majority of the book takes place in Chesterfield, Georgia. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.segetaway.com/images/GA/Georgia_Map_Flag.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.segetaway.com/GA/index.html&usg=__lWPGHyMiMG5JuWP8W5yQ2BgI3SM=&h=400&w=364&sz=30&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=rcOmerMJ_ARFtM:&tbnh=165&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgeorgia%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1920%26bih%3D857%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=888&vpy=118&dur=305&hovh=190&hovw=173&tx=92&ty=160&ei=Tg-uTKPfLIi5nAedj8zkBQ&oei=Tg-uTKPfLIi5nAedj8zkBQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=37&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0 http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EQiYy5Raips/TEWsm9LlYPI/AAAAAAAAAcA/KmfU6fMU0N4/s1600/sick_girl.jpg&imgrefurl=http://queenofheartsbeauty.blogspot.com/&usg=__j5KVCF_-dpJSb6FGKcICcRnmmZY=&h=320&w=400&sz=24&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=KCaOA5xfudCCqM:&tbnh=161&tbnw=206&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsick%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1920%26bih%3D857%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=510&vpy=130&dur=299&hovh=165&hovw=206&tx=176&ty=97&ei=yiauTOrZJciinQfWm4XzBQ&oei=yiauTOrZJciinQfWm4XzBQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=39&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0