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A novel by Cynthia Kadohata that won the Newbery Medal for Children's Literature in 2005.

Taking place in the 1950s, the story revolves around Katie Takeshima, a Japanese-American girl who looks up to her sister, Lynn, because she reminds Katie to always look at the bright side of life by knowing that the future is always glittering: kira-kira. After her parents move from Iowa to Georgia to get jobs at chicken hatcheries, Lynn develops anemia and later lymphoma.

Do Not Confuse With the Japanese Visual Novel Kira Kira.

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Kira-Kira provides examples of:

Bittersweet Ending
Child Prodigy: Lynn can beat her Uncle Katsuhisa, a self-proclaimed chess grand master, at his own game.
Coming of Age Story
Death by Newbery Medal
Deep South
Ill Girl: Lynn.
Innocent Prodigy: Lynn.
Leaning on the Fourth Wall: "It seemed that at this moment I was inside a story. This was the story of my life, and I did not know what any of it meant."

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 Taking place in the 1950s, the story revolves around Katie Takeshima, a Japanese-American girl who looks up to her sister, Lynn, because she reminds Katie to always look at the bright side of life by knowing that the future is always glittering: [[Title Drop|kira-kira]]. After her parents move from Iowa to Georgia to get jobs at chicken hatcheries, Lynn develops anemia and later lymphoma.
-[[Do Not Confuse With]] the Japanese [[Visual Novel]] ''[[Kira Kira (Visual Novel)|Kira Kira]]''.
+[[Do Not Confuse With]] the Japanese [[Visual Novel]] ''[[Kira Kira (visual novel)|Kira Kira]]''.
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 * [[Child Prodigy]]: Lynn can beat her Uncle Katsuhisa, a self-proclaimed chess grand master, at his own game.
 * [[Coming of Age Story]]
-*  {{spoiler|[[Death By Newbery Medal]]}}
+*  {{spoiler|[[Death by Newbery Medal]]}}
 * [[Deep South]]
 * [[Ill Girl]]: Lynn.
 * [[Innocent Prodigy]]: Lynn.
-* [[Leaning On the Fourth Wall]]: "It seemed that at this moment I was inside a story. This was the story of my life, and I did not know what any of it meant."
+* [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall]]: "It seemed that at this moment I was inside a story. This was the story of my life, and I did not know what any of it meant."
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