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MY FAVORITES

Age Range

10 - 14

Genre

fiction

2005-01-01

Page Count

272

Publisher

Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster

Grade Level

5th - 9th

ISBN

9780689856402

Lexile

740

Themes

family

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Kira-Kira

Written by Cynthia Kadohata

Katie Takeshima's sister, Lynn, has a wonderful way of looking at the world. Everything is kira-kira: bright, glittery, and shiny. When the family moves from the Japanese community in Iowa to the Deep South, it is Lynn who helps them adjust. But when Lynn becomes very sick, it's Katie who steps up to remind everyone that kira-kira is still in their future.

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Kira-Kira: Word Search (Easy)

Look for vocabulary words from Kira-Kira. Circle or click on words across, down, or diagonally. You...

MY FAVORITES

Kira-Kira: Word Search (Medium)

Look for vocabulary words from Kira-Kira. Circle or click on words across, down, or diagonally. You...

MY FAVORITES

Kira-Kira: Word Search (Hard)

Look for vocabulary words from Kira-Kira. Circle or click on words across, down, or diagonally. You...

MY FAVORITES

Kira-Kira: Memory Matching (Easy)

After reading Kira-Kira, use this Memory Matching puzzle to help students build familiarity with the...

MY FAVORITES

Kira-Kira: Memory Matching (Medium)

After reading Kira-Kira, use this Memory Matching puzzle to help students build familiarity with the...

MY FAVORITES

Kira-Kira: Memory Matching (Hard)

After reading Kira-Kira, use this Memory Matching puzzle to help students build familiarity with the...

MY FAVORITES

Kira-Kira: Criss Cross

Answer clues based on the content and vocabulary words from Kira-Kira. Look for hints in the Word...

MY FAVORITES

Age Range

10 - 14

Genre

fiction

2005-01-01

Page Count

272

Publisher

Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster

Grade Level

5th - 9th

ISBN

9780689856402

Lexile

740

Themes

family

change

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